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61 Cards in this Set
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angi/o |
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, carry blood away from heart
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ather/o
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yellowish plaque, fatty substance
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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 (a lipid substance)
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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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phleb/o
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vein, carry blood to heart
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sphygm/o
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pulse
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steth/o
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chest
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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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AAA
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abdominal aortic aneurysm
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ACE inhibitor
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angiotensin-converting enzyme inhibitor
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ACS
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acute coronory syndrome
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ACLS
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advanced cardiac life support; CPR plus drugs and defibrillation
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ADP
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adenosine diphosphate; ADP blockers are used to prevent cardiovascular related death, heart attack, stokes and after all stent procedures
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AED
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automatic external defibrillator
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AF, a-fib
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atrial fibrillation
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AICD
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automatic implantable cardioverterdefibrillator
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AMI
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acute myocardial infarction
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ARVD
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arrhythomogenic right ventriculer dysplasia
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AS
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aortic stenosis
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ASD
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atrial septal defect
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AV, A-V
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atrioventricular
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AVR
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aortic valve replacement
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BBB
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bundle branch block
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BNP
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brain natriuretic peptide; elevated in congestive heart failure.
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BP
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blood pressure
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CABG
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coronary artery bypass grating
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CAD
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coronary artery disease
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CCU
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coronary care unit
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Cath
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catheterization
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CHF
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congestive heart failure
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CK
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creatine kinase; released into the bloodstream after injury to heart or skeletal muscles
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CoA
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coarctation of the aorta
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CPR
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cardiopulmonary resuscitation
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CRT
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cardiac resynchronization therapy; biventricular pacing
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CTNI or cTnI
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cardiac troponin I; troponin is a protein released into the bloodstream after myocardial injury
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CV
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cardiovascular
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DES
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drug-eluting stent
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DSA
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digital subtraction angiography
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DVT
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deep vein thrombosis
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ECMO
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extracorporeal membrane oxygenation
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ECG
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electrocardiography
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ECHO
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echocardiography
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EF
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ejection fraction; measure of the amount of blood that pumps out of the heart with each beat.
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EPS
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eletrophysiology study; electrode catheters are inserted into veins and threaded into heart and electrical conduction is measured
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ETT
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exercise tolerance test
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ETT-MIBI
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exercise tolerance test combined with a radioactive traceer (sestamibi) scan
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HDL
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high-density lipoprotein; high blood levels are associated w/ lower incidence of coronary artery disease.
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HTN
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hypertension
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IABP
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intra-aortic balloon pump; used to support patients in cardiogenic shock
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