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| The study of cardiovascular diseases. |
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| The physician who specializes in heart conditions |
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| abnormal dilation of an artery |
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| inflammation of the pericardium |
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| inflammation of the endocardium |
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| inflammation of the myocardium |
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| inflammation of all layers of the heart |
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| disease of the heart muscle |
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| accumulation of fluids in the pericardial sac |
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*weak contraction of the <3 muscle
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| feeling of abnormal <3 beats |
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| Atrial Septal Defect (ASD) |
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| a defect (hole) in the septum between the two atria |
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| Ventricular Septal Defect (VSD) |
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| a defect (hole) in the septum between the 2 ventricles |
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*HBP
*BP 140/90 mmHg or more |
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*low blood pressure
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| excessive lipids (fats) in the blood |
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| high blood cholesterol level |
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| hardening of the arterial walls due to deposition of plaques of fats |
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| hardening of the arterial walls |
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| Deep Vein Thrombosis (DVT) |
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| formation of a blood clot in the deep veins of the lower limb |
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| undissolved mater circulating in the blood |
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| blockage of one of the branches of the Pulmonary artery |
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| necrosis (death) of a part of a tissue |
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*chest pain
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| Myocardial Infarction (MI) |
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| Death of a part of the heart muscle |
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| failure of the <3 to pump enough blood |
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| narrowing of the Aortic valve |
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| narrowing of the Mitral valve |
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| Cerebrovascular Accident (CVA) |
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*aka stroke
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| dilated & twisted veins in the lower limb |
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| Electrocardiography (ECG, EKG) |
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| Recording of the electric waves of the heart |
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| Electrocardiography taken during exercise (on a treadmill machine) |
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| Electrocardiogram taken for 24 hours using a small portable device |
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| Taking image of the heart using ultrasound |
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| Introducing a catheter(tube) into the heart blood vessels |
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| Radiological examination of the <3 blood vessels |
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| Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI) |
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| Taking image of the <3 using strong magnetic fields |
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| Magnetic Resonance angiography (MRA) |
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| imaging the <3 blood vessels using strong magnetic field |
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| Measuring their level in the blood |
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| measuring the blood lipids |
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| High-Density Lipoproteins (HDL) |
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| repair of coronary blood vessels using a balloon |
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| a device used to keep a blood vessel open |
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| Percutaneous transluminal coronary angioplasty (PTCA) |
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| Narrowed artery with balloon catheter positioned |
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| Coronary artery by-pass graft |
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| Surgical procedure to by-pass a blocked artery using a vein or an artery graft |
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| process of restoring the normal <3 rhythm using a defibrillator |
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| surgical procedures performed on the heart |
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| dissolving blood clot using specific enzymes |
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| performing a small cut on a vein to take a blood sample or administer medication |
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| puncture of a vein to take a blood sample or to inject medication |
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| surgical removal of a blood clot |
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| surgical removal of a plaque of fat (atheroma) |
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| puncturing of the pericardium to remove fluids |
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| incision of a valve to open it |
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| Ventricular Septal Defect |
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| Arteriosclerotic Heart Disease |
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| Coronary Artery Bypass Graft |
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| Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation |
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| Digital Subtraction Angiography |
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| High Density Lipoproteins |
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