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49 Cards in this Set
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ACS
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acute coronary syndromes
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AF
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atrial fibrillation
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AMI
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acute myocardial infarction
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AS
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aortic stenosis
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ASD
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atrial septal defect
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BBB
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bundle branch block
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CABG
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coronary artery bypass graft
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CAD
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coronary artery disease
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CCU
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coronary care unit
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CK
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creatine kinase; released into the bldstream following injury to heart or skeletal muscles.
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CoA
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coarction of the aorta
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CTNI (cTnI)
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cardiac troponin I; troponin is a protein released into the bldstream after myocardial injury
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CTNT (cTnT)
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Cardiac troponin T
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CVP
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central venous pressure(measured with a catheter in the superior vena cava)
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DSA
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digital subtraction angiography
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DVT
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deep venous thrombosis
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ECC
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Extracorporeal circulation
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ECHO
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echocardiography
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ETT
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exercise tolerance test
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ETT-MIBI
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exercise tolerance test combined with a radioactive tracer (sestamibi) scan
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HMG
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hydromethyl glutaryl CoA reductase, an enzyme that blocks the synthesis of cholesterol
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ICD
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Implantable cardioverter/defibrillator
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LMWH
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low-molecular-weight heparin
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LVAD
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left ventricular assist device
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LVH
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left ventricular hypertrophy
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MR
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mitral regurgitation
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MUGA
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muliple-gated acquisition scan; a radioactive test of hrt function
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MVP
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mitral valve prolapse
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NSR
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normal sinus rhythm
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NSTEMI
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non ST-elevation myocardial infarction
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PAC
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premature atrial contraction
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PCI
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percutaneous coronary intervention
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PDA
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patent ductus arteriosus
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PTCA
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percutaneous transluminal coronary angioplasty; balloon angioplasty
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PVC
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premature ventricular contraction
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RFA
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radiofrequency catheter ablation
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SOB
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shortness of breath
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SPECT
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single photon emission computerized tomography (used for myocardial imaging with sestamibi scans)
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SSCP
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substernal chest pain
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STEMI
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ST-elevation myocardial infarction
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Tc
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Technetium
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TEE
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transesophageal echocardiography
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TMLR
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transmyocardial laser revascularization
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tPA
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tissue-type plasminogen activator; a drug used to prevent thrombosis
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UA
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unstable angina
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VFib
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ventricular fibrillation
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VSD
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ventricular septal defect
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VT
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ventricular tachycardia
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WPW
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Wolff-Parkinson-White syndrome; an abnormal ECG pattern often associated with paroxysmal tachycardia.
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