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| widening of an artery caused by weakening of the arterial wall. |
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| pain caused by decreased blood flow to heart muscle |
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| inability of heart to pump blood |
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| symptom indicating poor oxygen supply to tissues and insufficient blood return to the heart |
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| x ray of the blood vessels after injecting a contrast into the bloodstream |
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| introducing a catheter to a vein or artery to measure the blood pressure |
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| measuring blood flow in vessels via sound waves |
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| producing images of the heart using sound waves |
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| recording the electricity in the heart |
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| Detection of abnormal heart rythms |
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| producing an image by beaming magnetic waves at the heart |
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| imaging the motion of the heart wall muscles. uses radioactive chemicals |
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| Radioactive chemicals are injected into the blood stream and travel to the heart. Cross-sectional images show the blood flow and activity of the heart muscle |
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| measurements of enzymes released into the blood stream after a heart attack. |
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| electrocardiogram, blood pressure and heart rate measurements that show the heart's response to physical exertion |
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| radioactive injected into the bloodstream and shows flow of blood in heart muscle |
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| a radioactive test that shows where thalium-201 is localized in the heart |
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| Discharges of electricitu passing across the chest to stop a cardiac arrythmia |
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| coronary artery bypass graft |
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| Vessels taken from a patient's legs or chest are connected to the coronary arteries to make detours around blockages |
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| surgical removal of the innermost lining of an artery to remove fatty deposits and clots |
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| Percutaneous coronary intervention PCI |
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| a ballon-tipped catheter is inserted in a coronary artery to compress fatty deposits and open the artery |
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| Drugs are inserted into the blood stream to dissolve clots |
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