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92 Cards in this Set
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angi/o
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vessel
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aort/o
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aorta
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arter/o , arteri/o
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artery
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ather/o
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yellowish plaque
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atri/o
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atrium, upper heart chamber
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brachi/o
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arm
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cardi/o
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heart
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cholesterol/o
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cholesterol
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coron/o
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heart
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cyan/o
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blue
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myx/o
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mucus
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ox/o
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oxygen
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pericardi/o
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pericardium
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phelb/o
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vein
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rrhythm/o
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rhythm
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sphygm/o
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pulse
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seth/o
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chest
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thromb/o
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clot
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valvul/o valv/o
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valve
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vas/o
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vessel
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vascul/o
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vessel
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ven/o , ven/i
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vein
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ventricul/o
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ventricle, lower heart chamber
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aorta
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largest artery in the body
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arteriole
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small artery
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atrium
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one of the two upper chambers of the heart
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capillary
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smallest blood vessel
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diastole
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relaxation
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endocardium
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inner linning of the heart
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murmur
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abnormal swishing sound caused by improper closure of the heart valves
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myocardium
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muscular, middle layer of the heart
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pacemaker (sinoatrial mode)
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specialized nervous tissue in the right atrium that begins the heartbeat.
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pericardium
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double-layered membrane surrounding the heart
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sinoatrial node (SA node)
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pacemaker of heart
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sphygmomanometer
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instrument to measure blood pressure
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systole
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contraction phase of the heartbeat
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vein
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thin- walled vessel that carries blood from body tissues and lungs back to the heart
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ventricle
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one of two lower chambers of the heart
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venule
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small vien
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bradycardia
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slow heart beat
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tachycardia
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fast heart beat
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arrhythmias
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abnormal heart rhythms (dysrhythmias)
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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 atrioventricular bundle (bundle of His)
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Flutter
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rapid but regular contractions, usually of the atria
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fibrillation
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very rapid, random, inefficient, and irregular contraction of the heart (350 beats or more per minute)
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congenital heart disease
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abnormalities in the heart at birth
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septal defects
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small holes in the wall between the atria (atrial septal defects) or in the ventricles ( ventricular septal defects)
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congestive heart failure (CHF)
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heart is unable to pump its required amount of blood
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coronary artery disease
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disease of the arteries surrounding the heart (result from atherosclerosis)
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atherosclerosis
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depostion of fatty compounds on the inner linning of the coronary arteries
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thrombotic occlusion
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blocking of the coronary artery by a clot
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ischemia
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blood flow is decreased
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necrosis
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stopped entirely, leading to death
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myocardial infarction
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heart attack
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endocarditis
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inflammation of the inner linning of the heart
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hypertensive heart disease
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high blood pressure affecting the heart ( too much salt)
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mitral valve prolapse (MVP)
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improper closure of the mitral valvel; hears through on auscultation (listening with a stethoscope)
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murmur
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extra heart sounds, heard between normal beats
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pericarditis
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inflammation of the membrane (pericardium) surrounding the heart
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rheumatic heart disease
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heart disease caused by rheumatic fever
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aneurysm
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local widening (dilation) of an arterial wall
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hypertension (HTN)
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high blood pressure; most high blood pressure is essential hypertension, with no identifiable cause; secondary hypertension, increase in pressure is caused by another associated lesion, such as glomerulonephritis, or disease of the adrenal glands
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cardiac arrest
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sudden, unexpected stoppage of heart action; sudden cardiac death
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infarction
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area of dead tissue
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palpitations
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uncomfortable sensations in the chest
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angiography
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x-ray imaging of blood vessels after injection of contrast material
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lipid tests ( lipid profile)
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measurement of cholesterol and triglycerides ( fats) in a blood sample
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saturated fats
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animal origin, such as milk, butter, meats
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polyunsaturated fats
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vegetable origin, such as corn and safflower oil
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lipoprotein electrophoresis
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lipoproteins (combinations of fat and protein) are physically separated and measured in a blood sample
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doppler ultrasound studies
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sound waves measure blood flow within blood vessels
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echocardiogrpahy (ECHO)
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echoes generated by high-frequency sound waves produce images of the heart
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cardiac MRI
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images of the heart are produced using radiowave energy in a magnetic field
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MRA
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magnetic resonance angiography, type of MRI that gives highly detailed images of blood vessels
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eletrocardiogrpahy (ECG)
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recording of electricity flowing through the heart
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stress test
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exercise tolerance test (ETT) determines the heart's response to physical exertion (stress)
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endarterectomy
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surgical removal of plaque from the inner layer of an artery
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heart transplantation
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a donor heart is transferred to a recipient
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thrombolytic therapy
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drugs to dissolve clots are injected into the bloodstream of patients with coronary thrombosis
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BP
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blood pressure
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CHF
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congestive heart failure
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ECG
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electrocardiography
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ECHO
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echocardiography
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HTN
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hypertension (high blood pressure)
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MI
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myocardial infraction
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MVP
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mitral valve prolapse
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SOB
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shortness of breath
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centenesis
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surgical puncture
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brady
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slow
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constriction
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tighten
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lysis
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breaking down
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puncture
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puncture
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