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| narrowness or constriction |
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| pertaining to dissolution |
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| the large artery that emerges from the left ventricle |
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| a vessel that is transitional between capillaries and arteries |
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| blood vessel that carries blood away from the heart |
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| two superior chambers of heart that receive blood from veins |
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| a bundle of cell extensions that serve as conducting pathways for impulses in the heart conduction system. also called bundle of His. |
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| cluster of modified heart cells that slow the impulse to the ventricles also called the av node |
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| two heart valves right and left that channel blood from the atrium and ventricles |
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| bicuspid valve/mitral valve |
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| also called tricuspid valve |
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| cluster of modified heart cells in the right atrial wall that originates each cardiac cycle, called SA node. |
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| cells of the hearts mycocardium |
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| thin layer of connective tissue that lines the heart chambers |
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| membrane forming the outer layer of the heart wall also called visceral pericardium |
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| bulk of the heart wall that's composed of cardiac muscle tissue and produces contractions |
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| space enclosed by the pericardial sack that contains heart and fluid |
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| outer membrane surrounding the heart, also called parietalpericardium |
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| circulatory pathway that supplies the cells of the heart |
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| dilation of the heart chambers during which their walls relax and fill with blood |
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| circulatory root associated with the lungs |
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| major artery arising from the right ventricle |
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| contraction of the heart resulting in the expulsion of the blood from the heart chambers |
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| circulatory root that begins at the aorta, extends throughout the body sans lungs and returns to the right atrium |
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| lining of the heart chambers and blood vessels, composed of flattened epithelial cells and a thin layer of connective tissue |
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| narrowing of the blood vessel that is produced when the vessel wall contracts |
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| the dilation of a blood vessel that is produced when the vessel relaxes |
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| body system composed of heart and blood vessels |
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| a blood vessel that carries blood to the heart |
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| a small transitional blood vessel between a capillary and a vein |
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| general term that means a chamber |
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| chest pain usually caused by insufficient supply of blood to the heart |
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| abnormal contractions of a blood vessel wall |
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| narrowing of a blood vessel |
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| any loss of rhythm in the heart beat |
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| an abnormally slow heart rate |
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| sensation of pain in the heart |
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| a condition originating in the heart |
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| abnormal hypertrophy of the heart |
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| a blue tinge is seen in the skin and mucus membranes, cyan, which is caused by oxygen deficiency |
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| a disurbance of hearts normal rhythmic cycle |
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| pounding, racing, or skipping of the heart rate |
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| reduction of blood flow thru a vessel caused by an oclusion or narrowing |
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| bulging of an arterial wall caused by a congenital defect or an acquired weakness of the arterial wall |
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| inflammation of the heart and vessels |
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| tumor arising from a blood vessel |
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| hardening of the arteries |
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| narrowing of an artery due to deposition of a fatty plaque along the entire wall |
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| congenital condition characterized by an opening in the septum that seperates the right and left atria allowing blood to pass between them |
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| congenital defect that alters the structure of both an atrium and a ventricle |
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| cessation of heart activity |
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| acute compression of the heart due to the accumulation of fluid within the pericardial cavity |
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| general disease of the heart muscle |
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| inflammation of the heart valves |
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| a pain in the limb, usually the lower leg, caused by poor circulation |
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| disease in which aorta is narrowed causing reduced systemic circulation and fluid in the lungs |
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| chronic condition characterized by inability of left ventricle to pump enough blood through the body |
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| "heart lung" in french. chronic enlargement of right ventricle results in congestion within the pulmonary circulation |
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| reduction of blood flow to the heart wall for which most common cause is artherosclerosis |
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| blockage of an artery supplying the heart often due to artherosclerosis |
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| abnormal presence of stationary blood clots within the deep veins of the leg |
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| blood clot or formed particle including air or fat that moves through the circulation which can produce a severe circulatory restriction when it becomes lodged in the artery |
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| condition of abnormally dilated vein |
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| ventricular septal defect |
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| opening in septum that seperates the right and left ventricle allowing blood to pass through |
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| surgical removal of an aneurism |
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| recording obtained from an angiography, xray of a blood vessel with contrast medium |
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| general surgical repair of a blood vessel |
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| recording of an xray of the aorta |
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| recording of an xray of a particular artery |
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| surgical removal of a fatty plaque within a blood vessel |
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| physical examination consisting of listening to internal sounds |
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| insertion of a narrow flexible tube or catheter through a coronary blood vessel to withdraw blood samples, measure pressures, and inject contrast mediums |
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| wired to SA node and produces timed electric pulses replacing pacemaking function of SA node |
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| cardiopulmonary resuscitation |
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| coronary artery bypass graft |
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| blood vessel is removed from another part of the body and inserted into the coronary circulation to bypass blood flow around an occluded coronary artery |
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| a plastic scaffold that is used to anchor a surgical implantation |
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| electrical charge to heart in effort to defibrillate heart |
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| ultrasound procedure evaluating blood flow in effort to determine cause of a localized reduction of blood flow |
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| ultrasound where sound waves are directed thru heart to evaluate heart anomalies |
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| removal of floating blood clot, embolus |
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| holter ambulatory monitor |
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| portable EKG worn by patient |
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| magnetic resonance angiography |
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| resonance imaging if the heart and blood vessels |
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| magnetic resonance angiography |
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| resonance imaging if the heart and blood vessels |
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| myocardial radionuclide profusion scan |
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| following injection of an isotope, blood flow to cardiac cells is monitored |
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| surgical creation of an opening in the pericardial sac to relieve pressure |
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| measures arterial blood pressure using sphymomanometer which consists of arm cuff and air pressure pump |
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| treatments dissolving blood clots |
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| recording of xray of a vein |
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