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61 Cards in this Set
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ACE
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Angiotensin-converting enzyme
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ACS
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Acute coronary syndrome
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AF
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atrial fibrillation
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ASD
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atrial septal defect
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AT
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atrial tachycardia
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AV
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atrioventricular
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AVNRT
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atrioventricular nodal reentrant tachycardia
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AVRT
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atrioventricular reentrant tachycardia
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BMI
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Body mass index (kg/m^2)
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CAD
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coronary artery disease
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CHB
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complete heart block
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CHF
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congestive heart failure
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COPD
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chronic obstructive pulmonary disease
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CVA
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cerebrovascular accident
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DCM
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dilated cardiomyopathy
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EPS
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electrophysiological study
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ESR
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erythrocyte sedimentation rate
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HF
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high-frequency
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HOCM
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hypertrophic obstructive cardiomyopathy
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HRV
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heart rate variability
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ICD
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implantable cardioverter defibrillator
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IHD
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ischaemic heart disease
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IRA
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infarct-related artery
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JVP
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jugular venous pressure
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LAD
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left anterior descending coronary artery
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LBBB
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left bundle branch block
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LF
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low-frequency
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LV
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left ventricle/ventricular
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LVF
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left ventricular failure
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LVOT
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left ventricular outflow tract
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LVH
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left ventricular hypertrophy
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MI
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myocardial infarction
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MR
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mitral regurgitation
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MRI
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magnetic resonance imaging
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NIDDM
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non-insulin-dependent diabetes mellitus
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NSVT
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non-sustained ventricular tachycardia
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OSA
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obstructive sleep apnoea
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PAN
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polyarteritis nodosum
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PAP
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pulmonary arterial pressure
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PE
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pulmonary embolus
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RBBB
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right bundle branch block
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RCA
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right coronary artery
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RV
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right ventricle/ventricular
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RVH
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right ventricular hypertrophy
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SBP
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systolic blood pressure
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SLE
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systemic lupus erythematosus
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SCD
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sudden cardiac death
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SN
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sinus node
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SVC
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superior vena cava
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SVT
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superventricular tachycardia
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STEMI
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ST elevation myocardial infarction
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TIMI
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Thrombolysis In Myocardial Infarction Study Group
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TOE
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transoesophageal echocardiography
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TTE
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transthoracic echocardiography
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VLF
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very low frequency
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VF
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ventricular fibrillation
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VPC
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ventricular premature contraction
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V/Q
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ventilation-perfusion
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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)
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