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| recording of electricity flowing through the heart |
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| An ECG device is worn during a 24-hour period to detect cardiac arrhythmias |
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| exercise tolerance test determines the heart's response to physical exertion |
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| brief delivery of radiofrequency or cryosurgery to destroy areas of heart tissue that may be causing arrhythmias |
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| coronary artery bypass grafting |
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| What does CABG stand for? |
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| coronary artery bypass grafting |
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| arteries and veins are anastomosed to coronary arteries to detour around blockages |
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| brief discharges of electricity are applied across the chest to stop dysrhythmias (venricular fibrillation) |
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| surgical removal of plaque from the inner layer of an artery |
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| extracorporeal circulation |
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| heart-lung machine diverts blood from the heart and lungs while the heart is repaired |
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| a donor heart is transferred to a recipient |
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| percutaneous coronary intervention |
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| percutaneous coronary intervention |
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| balloon-tipped catheter is inserted into a coronary artery to open the artery--stents are put in place |
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| drugs to dissolve clots are injected into the bloodstream of patients with coronary thrombosis |
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| abdominal aortic aneurysm |
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| Abbreviation for angiotensin-converting enzyme inhibitor |
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| abbreviation for advanced cardiac life support |
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| advanced cardiac life support |
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| CPR plus drugs and defibrillation |
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| abbreviation for acute coronary syndrome |
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| abbreviation for adenosine diphosphate |
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| blockers are used to prevent cardiovascular-related death, heart attack, and strokes and after all stent procedures |
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| abbreviation for automatic external defibrillator |
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| What two abbreviations mean atrial fibrillation? |
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| What abbreviation means automatic implantable cardioverter-defibrillator? |
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| abbreviation for acute myocardial infarction |
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| abbreviation for arrhythmogenic right ventricular dysplasia |
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| abbreviation for aortic stenosis |
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| abbreviation for atrial septal defect |
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| What two abbreviations mean atrioventricular? |
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| What abbreviation means aortic valve replacement? |
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| What abbreviation means bundle branch block? |
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