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| termination of ventricular fibrillation by delivery of an electrical stimulus to the heart, most commonly by applying electrodes fo the defibrillator externally to the chest wall, but can be performed internally at the time of open heart surgery or via an implanted device. |
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| termination of tachycardia either by pharmaceutical means or by delivery of electrical energy |
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| implantable cardioverter defibrillator |
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| an implanted, battery-operated device with rate sensing leads that monitors cardiac impulses and initates an electrical stimulus as needed to stop ventricular fibrillation or tachycardia |
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| a device used to treat slow heart rates (bradycardia) by electrically stimulating the heart to contract most often implanted with elad wires and battery circuitry under the skin but can be temporarily placed externally with lead wires inserted into the heart via a vein |
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| dissolution of thrombi using durgs |
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| angiotensin-converting enzyme inhibitor (ACE inhibitor) |
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| a drug that suppresses the conversion of angiotensin in the blood by the angiotensin-converting enzyme; used in the treatment of hypertension |
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| a drug that dilates coronary arteries, restoring oxygen to the tissues to relieve the pain of angina pectoris |
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| a drug that counteracts cardiac arrhythmia |
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| a drug that prevents clotting of the blood commonly used in treating thrombophlebitis and myocardial infarction |
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| a drug that lowers blood pressure |
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| beta-adrenergic blocking agents |
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| agents that inhibit responses to sympathetic adrenergic nerve activity causing a slowing of electrical conduction and heart rate and a lowering of the pressure within the walls of the vessels; used to treat angina pectoris and hypertension |
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| agents that inhibit the entry of calcium ions in heart muscle cells causing a slowing of the heart rate, lessening the demand for oxygen and nutrients, and relaxing of the smooth muscle cells of the blood vessels to cause dilation; used to prevent or treat angina pectoris, some arrhythmias, and hypertension |
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| a drug that increases the force of myocardial contractions in the heart commonly used to treat congestive heart failure |
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| a drug that increases the secretion of urine commonly prescribed in treating hypertension |
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| a drug that reduces serum fat and cholesterol |
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| agenst that lower cholesterol in the bood by inhibiting the effect of HMG-CoA reductase a liver enzyme responsible for producing cholesterol |
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| drugs used to dissolve thrombi (blodo clots) |
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| a drug that cuases narrowing of the blood vessels, decreasing blood flow |
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| a drug that cuases dilation fo the blood vessels, increasing blood flow |
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