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36 Cards in this Set
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angioplasty
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surgical repair of blood vessels
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aortic stenosis
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narrowing of the aorta
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arteriosclerosis
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hardening of the arteries
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ateriolitis
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small artery
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cardiomyopathy
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disease of the heart muscle
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coronary arteries
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blood vessels that carry oxygen-rich blood from aorta to heart muscle
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phlebotomy
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incision of a vein
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intravenous
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blood vessel that carries blood back to the heart from tissues of the body.
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venulitis
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inflammation of a small vein
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Pathology:
Aneurysm |
Local widening of an artery caused by weakness in the arterial wall or breakdown of the wall from athersclerosis.
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Pathology:
angina |
chest pain caused by decreased blood flow to heart muscle. Also called angina pectoris
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Arryhythmia |
abnormal heartbeat: Fibrilation and flutter are examples
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Congestive heart failure |
inability of the heart to pump its required amount of blood.
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hypertension |
high blood pressure
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myocardial infarction |
heart attack
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shock |
a group of signs and symptoms indicating poor oxygen supply to tissues and insufficient return of blood to the heart.
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Lab:
Angiography |
recording (via xray) blood vessels after the injection of contrast into the bloodstream
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Lab:
Cardiac catheterization |
introducing a catheter (flexible tubular instrument) into a vein or artery to measure pressure and flow patterns of blood.
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Lab:
cardiac enzyme tests |
measurements of enzymes released in to the bloodstream after a heart attack.
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doppler ultrasound
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measuring blood flow in vessels via sound waves.
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echocardiography
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recording electricity flowing through the heart.
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holter monitoring
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detection of abnormal hear rhythms that involves having a patient wear a compact version of an electrocardiograph for 24 hours.
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lipid tests
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measurements of cholesterol and triglyceride levels in the blood.
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lipoprotein tests
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measurements of HDL and LDL in the blood.
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magnetic resonance imaging
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producing an image, by beaming magnetic waves at the heart, that gives detailed information about congenital heart disease, cardiac masses, and disease within large blood vessels.
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MUGA scan
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imaging the motion of heart wall muscles and assessing the function of the heart via a multiple-gated acquisition scan, which uses radioactive chemicals.
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positron emission tomography (PET)
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radioactive chemicals, which release radioactive particles, are injected into the blood stream and travel to the heart.
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stress test:
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an electrocardiogram plus blood pressure and heart rate measurements shows the hearts response to physical exertion. (treadmill test)
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technetium Tc 99m sestamibi scan
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a radioactive chemical is injected intravenously and shows perfusion (flow) of blood in heart muscle.
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thallium-201 scan:
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a radioactive test that shows where injected injected thallium-201 localizes in heart muscle.
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cardioversion
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brief discharges of electricity passing across the chest to stop a cardiac arrhythmia. also called defibrilation.
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coronary artery bypass grafting
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vessels taken from the patients legs or chest are connected to coronary arteries to make detours around blockages.
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Endarterectomy
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surgical removal of the innermost lining of an artery to remove fatty deposits and clots.
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heart transplantation
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a donor heart is transferred to a recipient.
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percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI)
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a bolloon-tipped catheter is threaded into a cornary arter to compress fatty deposits and open the artery. Also called a balloon angioplasty.
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thrombolytic therapy
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drugs such as tPA and streptokinase are injected into a patients bloodstream to dissolve clots that may cause a heart attack.
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