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| collection of yellowish plaque |
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| ventricle, lower heart chamber |
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| bradycardia and heart block(atrioventricular block) |
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| failure of proper conduction of impulses from the SA node through the AV node to the bundle of His |
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| rapid but regular contractions, usually of the atria |
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| very rapid, random, inefficient, and irregular contractions of the heart (350 beats or more per minute) |
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| abnormalities in heart at birth |
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| passageway between the aorta and the pulmonary artery remains open after birth |
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| small holes in the wall between the atria or the ventricles |
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| congenital malformation involving four distinct heart defects |
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| heart is unable to pump its required amount of blood |
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| disease of the arteries surrounding the heart |
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| inflammation of the inner lining of the heart |
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| hypertensive heart disease |
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| high blood pressure affecting the heart |
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| improper closure of the mitral valve |
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| extra heart sound, heard between normal beats |
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| inflammation of the membrane surrounding the heart |
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| heart disease caused by rheumatic fever |
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| local widening of an arterial wall |
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| blood clot forms in a large vein, usually in a lower limb |
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| peripheral arterial disease |
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| blockage of arteries carrying blood to the legs, arms, kidneys and other organs |
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| recurrent episodes of pallor and cyanosis primarily in fingers and toes |
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| abnormally swollen and twisted veins, usually occuring in the legs |
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| unstable angina and myocardial infarction, which are consequences of plaque rupture in coronary arteries |
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| chest pain resulting from myocardial ischemia |
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| angiotensin-converting enzyme inhibitor |
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| antihypertensive drug that blocks the conversion of angiotensin 1 to angiotensin 2, causing blood vessels to dilate |
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| listening for sounds in blood vessels or other body structures using stethoscope |
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| drug used to treat angina, hypertension, and arrhythmias. blocks action of epinephrine at receptor cites on cells, slowing heart beat/ reducing workload on heart |
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| device enabling ventricles to beat together so that more blood is pumped out of the heart |
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| abnormal blowing or swishing sound heard suring auscultation of an artery or organ |
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| drug used to treat angina and hypertension. dilates blood vessels by blocking influx of calcium into muscle cells lining vessels |
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| sudden, unexpected stoppage of the heart action |
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| pressure on the heart cause by fluid in pericardial space |
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| pain, tension, and weakness in leg after walking has begun, but absense of pain at rest. |
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| drug that treats arrhythmias and strengthens the heartbeat |
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| clot or other substance that travels o a distant location and suddenly blocks a blood vessel |
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| drug used in treatment of angina. dilate blood vessels, increasing blood flow and oxygen to myocardial tissue |
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| nitrate drug used in treatment of angina |
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| closure of blood vessel due to blockage |
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| uncomfortable sensations in the chest related to cardiac arrhythmias |
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| scraping or grating noise heard on auscultation of the heart |
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| small, pinpoint hemorrages |
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| drugs used to lower cholesterol in bloodstream |
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| vibration felt over area of turmoil in blood flow |
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| clumps of platelets, clotting proteins, microorganisms, and red blood cells on diseased heart valves |
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| measurement of BNP in blood |
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| chemicals are measured in blood as evidence of heart attack |
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| measurement of cholesterol and triglycerides in a blood sample |
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| lipoprotein electrophoresis |
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| lipoproteins are physically separated and measured in a blood sample |
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| x-ray imaging of blood vessels after injection of contrast material |
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| computed tomography angiography (CTA) |
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| three-dimensional x-ray images of the heart and coronary arteries using CT |
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| digital subtraction angiography (DSA) |
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| video equipment and computer produce x-ray images of blood vessels |
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| electron beam computed tomography (EBCT or EBT) |
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| electron beams and CT identify calcium deposits in and around coronary arteries to diagnose early CAD |
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| doppler ultrasound studies |
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| sound waves measure blood flow within blood vessels |
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| echos generated by high-frequency sound waves produce images of the heart |
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| positron emission tomography (PET) scan |
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| images show blood flow and myocardial function following uptake of radioactive glucose |
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| technetium Tc 99m sestamibi scan |
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| technetium Tc 99m sestamibi injected intravenously is taken up in cardiac tissue, where is is detected by scanning |
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| concentration of radioactive thallium is measured to give information about blood supply to the heart muscle |
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| images of the heart are produced using radiowave energy in a magnetic field |
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| thin, flexible tube is guided in to the heart via a vein or artery |
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| electrocardiography (ECG) |
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| recording of electricity flowing through the heart |
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| an ECG device is worn during 24-hour period to detect cardiac arrhythmias |
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| exercise tolerance test (ETT) determines heart's response to physical exertion |
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| brief delivery of radiofrequency pr cryosurgery to destroy areas of heart tissue that may be causing arrhythmias |
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| coronary artery bypass grafting (CABG) |
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| arteries and veins are anastomosed to coronary arteries to detour arounf blockages |
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| brief discharges of electricity are applied across the chest to stop dysrhythmias |
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| surgical removal of plaques from the inner layer of an artery |
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| extracorporeal circulation |
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| heart-lung machine diverts blood from heart and lungs while the heart is repaired |
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| donor heart is transferred to recipient |
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| percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) |
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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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| largest artery in the body |
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| largest type of blood vessel; carries blood away from the heart to all party of body |
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| atrioventricular bundle (bundle of His) |
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| specialized muscle fibers connecting the atria with ventricles and transmitting electrical impulses between them |
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| atrioventricular node (AV node) |
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| specialized tissue in the wall between the atria |
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| one of two uppwe chambers of heart |
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| gas released by body cells, transported via veins to the heart, then lungs for exhalation |
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| blood vessels that branch from the aorta and carry oxygen-rich blood to heart muslce |
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| blood that is oxygen-poor |
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| relaxation phase of the heartbeat |
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| record of electricity flowing through the heart |
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| inner lining of the heart |
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| innermost lining of blood vessels |
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| valve between left atrium and left ventricle; bicuspid valve |
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| abnormal swishing sound caused by improper closure of the heart valves |
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| muscular, middle layer of the heart |
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| heart rhythm originating in the sinoatrial node with resting rate of 60 to 100 beats per minute |
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| gas that enters the blood through the lungs and travels to the heart to be pumped via arteries to all body cells |
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| pacemaker (sinoatrial node) |
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| specialized nervous tissue in the right atrium that begins the heartbeat |
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| double-layered membrane surrounding the heart |
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| artery carryinh oxygen-poor blood from the heart to the lungs |
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| flow of blood from the heart to the lungs and back to the heart |
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| valve positioned between the right ventricle and pulmonary artery |
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| one of two pairs of vessels carrying oxygenated blood from the lungs to left atrium of the heart |
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| beat of the heart as felt through the walls of arteries |
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| partition or wall dividing a cavity |
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| sinoatrial node (SA node) |
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| instrument to measure blood pressure |
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| flow of blood from body tissue to heart and then heart back to body tissue |
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| contraction phase of the heartbeat |
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| located between right atrium and right ventricle |
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| structure in veins or in heart that temporarily closes an opening so that blood flows in only one direction |
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| thin-walled vessel that carries bbloodd from body tissues to lungs back to heart |
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| one of two lower chambers of the heart |
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