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10 Cards in this Set
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Coronary artery disease |
Conditions that narrow or block the arteries OF THE heart |
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Thrombus |
A clot formed of blood and plaqu attached to the inner wall of an artery the or vain. |
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Occlusion |
Blockage of an artery by fatty deposits |
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Embolism |
Blockage of a vessel by a clot or foreign material brought to the site by the blood current. |
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Aneurysm |
The dilation or ballooning of a weak section of the wall of an artery. |
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Angina |
Pain in the chest occuring when blood supply to the heart is reduced and a portion of the heart muscle is not receiving enough o2 |
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Acut myocardial infarction (AMI) |
Condition i which a portion of the myocardium dies as a result of o2 starvation; often called heart attack. |
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Sudden death |
A cardiac arrest that happens within 2 hours of th onset of symptoms. The patient may have no prior symptoms of CAD |
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Congestive heart failure (CHF) |
The failure of the heart to pump efficiently, leading to excessive blood or fluids in the lungs ,the body, or both |
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Edema |
Swelling resulting from a build up of fluid in the tissue. |
