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| coronary artery bypass graft (open heart surgery) |
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| disseminated intravascular coagulation |
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| percutaneous transluminal coronary angioplasty |
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| transient ischemic attack |
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| a white blood cell with granules that stain with basic dyes |
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| bicuspid or mitral valve (term) |
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| connects the left atrium with the left ventricle |
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| located at the top of the interventricular septum; carries electrical impulses from the atrioventricular node to the Purkinje fibers |
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| inner surface of the heart |
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| a white blood cell that stains with certain dyes |
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| the outer covering of the heart |
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| the protein that gives blood its red color; abbreviated Hb |
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| inferior vena cava (term) |
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| large vein that collects blood from the smaller veins of the body |
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| a relatively large white blood cell |
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| the heart muscle, which includes nerves and blood vessels |
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| a mature white blood cell, normally constituting more than half of the total number of leukocytes |
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| another lining of the pericardium closest to the heart |
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| a white blood cell capable of ingesting bacteria and other foreign matter |
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| the yellow fluid that makes up a bit more than half of whole blood by volume |
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| vessel that carries deoxygenated blood from the right ventricle to the lungs |
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| valve connecting the right ventricle and lungs |
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| vessels that carry oxygenated blood from the lungs to the left atrium |
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| fibers that carry stimulation throughout the ventricles |
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| thin wall that separates cavities or masses |
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| known as the pacemaker of the heart; electrical impulse originates here |
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| normal rhythm of the heartbeat |
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| superior vena cava (term) |
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| large vein that collects blood from the smaller veins of the upper body |
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| contraction phase of the heart |
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| valve connecting the right atrium to the right ventricle |
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| a protein that is released into the bloodstream when a heart attack occurs |
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| abnormally low red blood cell count |
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| a localized dilation of an artery, cardiac chamber, or other vessel |
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| pain in the chest due to ischemia |
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| narrowing of a blood vessel |
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| hardening of the arteries (usually due to HTN) |
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| fatty deposit or plaque within the arterial wall |
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| rupture in the wall of the heart |
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| congestive heart failure (term) |
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| syndrome where the heart is unable to pump enough blood to meet the body's needs for oxygen and nutrients; as a result, fluid is retained and accumulates in the ankles and legs |
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| disseminated intravascular coagulation (term) |
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| widespread clotting and obstruction of blood flow to the tissues |
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| general term for a blood disorder |
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| deficiency in blood supply to the tissues |
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| abnormal decrease in the number of thrombocytes or platelets |
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| blood clot attached to an interior wall of a vein or artery |
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| inflammation of a heart valve |
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| partial destruction of the pathway of the electrical conduction system of the heart to treat irregular heart rhythms |
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| drugs used to treat chest pain |
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| cardiac catheterization (term) |
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| procedure where a catheter is inserted into an artery and guided into the heart; may be used for diagnosis of blockages or treatment |
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| cardiac glycosides (term) |
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| drugs used to improve heart output by increasing the muscular contraction |
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| use of electrical shock to restore the heart's normal rhythm |
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| a drug used to increase urine production or urination |
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| ultrasonic procedure used to evaluate the structure and motion of the heart |
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| nuclear stress test (term) |
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| assessment of blood flow through the heart through the use of a nuclear element injection while the patient exercises |
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| a device implanted into an artery to open and provide support to the arterial wall |
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| ventricular fibrillation (term) |
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| irregular contractions of the ventricles; may be fatal unless reversed |
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| surgical repair of an atrial septum |
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| incision into the heart or incision into the cardia of the stomach |
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| coronary artery bypass graft (term) |
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| through an open chest, a graft (piece of vein or other heart artery) is implanted on the heart to bypass a blockage |
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| surgical removal of the lining of an artery |
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| incision into the pericardium |
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| surgical removal of a blocked heart valve by cutting into it |
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| crown; encircling, such as in the coronary blood vessels encircling the heart |
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