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30 Cards in this Set
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Patent
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open and unblocked
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prophylaxis
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preventive measure or technique/destroy or prevent entry of infectious organisms
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SA node
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pacemaker of heart
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ductus venosus
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how blood in the umbilical cord gets to the fetus' heart
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ductus arteriosus
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blood in the pulmonary arteries is shunted to the aorta through this vessel
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aneurysm
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widened blood vessel
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embolism
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plug
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hemangio-
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blood vessel
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phlebo-
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vein
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sphygmo-
-sphyxia |
pulse
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thrombo-
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clot
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angioplasty
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balloon stretches out narrowed artery
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regurgitation
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backflow of blood
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insufficiency
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failure of valves to close fully
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myxoma
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tumor of the mucous connective tissue in the heart
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bruit
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murmur sound
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coarctation
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narrowing of a vessel, especially the aorta
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ICD
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implantable battery-powered defibrillator
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MVP
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murmur of the mitral valve going into the left atrium
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patent ductus arteriosus
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if it fails to close after birth, blood will flow from aorta to pulmonary artery
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tetralogy of Fallot
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four congenital anomalies
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Stokes-Adams syndrome
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fainting due to decreased blood flow to the brain
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cardiac enzymes
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troponin T and I and creatine kinase
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scintigraphy
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injection and detection of isotopes to image parts of body to identify function and disease
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cardioversion
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restoring normal rhythm of the heart
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commissurotomy
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separating leaflets of the mitral valve
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litigation and stripping
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tying and removal of vericose veins
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ACE inhibitors
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decrease blood pressure
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beta and calcium channel blockers
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treat/manage angina, hypertension, and ventricular arrhythmias
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statins
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reduce LDL, increase HDL
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