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36 Cards in this Set
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angi |
Vessel |
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aort |
aorta |
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arter / arteri |
artery |
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ather |
yellowish plaque, fatty substance |
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atri |
atrium, upper heart chamber |
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brachi |
arm |
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cardi |
Heart |
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cholesterol |
a lipid substance |
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coron |
Heart |
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cyan |
Blue |
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myx |
mucus |
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ox |
oxygen |
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pericardi |
pericardium |
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phleb |
Vein |
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rrhythm |
rhythm |
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sphygm |
pulse |
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steth |
chest |
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thromb |
Clot |
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valvul, valv |
valve |
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vas |
vessel |
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vascul |
vessel |
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ven/o ven/i |
vein |
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ventricul |
ventricle, lower heart chamber |
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Av, A-V |
Atriventricular |
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BP |
Blood pressure |
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CABG |
coronary artery blood pressure |
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CAD |
coronary artery disease |
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CHF |
congestive heart failure |
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ECG, EKG |
electrocardiography |
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HDL |
high density lipoprotein; high blood levels are associated with lower incidence of coronary artery disease |
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LDL |
low density lipoprotein |
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MI |
myocardial infarction |
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PVC |
premature ventricular contraction |
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SA, S-A node |
sinoatrial node |
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SOB |
shortness of breath |
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tPA |
tissue type plasminogen activator; a drug used to prevent thrombosis |
