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35 Cards in this Set
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Anticoagulants |
Prevent clot formation |
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Statins |
Lower blood cholesterol |
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Calcium Channel Blockers |
Treat coronary heart disease and hypertension based on calcium entering muscle cells before contraction occurs |
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Nitoglycerin |
Dilates coronary blood vessels and is used to relieve angina |
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Warfarin |
Anticoagulant that limits vitamin K activity |
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Antiarrhythmic Agents |
Regulate heart rhythm and rate |
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Beta-adrenergic Blocking Agents |
Reduce rate and strength of heart contraction |
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Artificial Pacemaker |
Device placed under skin in left chest that stimulates normal heart rate |
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Electrocardiograph/EKG/ECG |
Record of the electrical activity of the heart |
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Congenital Heart Disease |
Disease of the heart that is present at birth |
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Angioplasty |
Catheter is inserted into blood vessels to break up blockage in coronary arteries |
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Coronary Artery Disease |
Degenerative changes of the coronary arteries that decrease the blood flow through the arteries |
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Coronary Artery Bypass Graft |
Surgical procedure to graft healthy blood vessels in the heart to bypass those that are blocked |
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Angioplasty |
Reshaping of blood vessels due to narrowing |
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Sinoatrial |
Space in the right atrium |
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Surgical Transplantation |
Surgical replacement of your heart for another heart |
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Pericarditis |
Inflammation of the visceral and/or parietal pericardium |
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Stenosis |
Narrowing of a structure |
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Cyanosis |
Blue discoloration of skin due to lack of oxygen |
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Bradycardia |
Slow heart rate |
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cardi/o |
heart |
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tachy- |
fast |
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sten/o |
narrow |
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cyan/o |
blue |
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steth/o |
chest |
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pulmon/o |
lung |
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brady- |
slow |
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Plasty |
molding |
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sin/o |
sinus or space |
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-ectomy |
surgical removal |
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angi/o |
blood vessel |
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isch |
supression |
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scler/o |
hard |
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Heart Failure/Congestive Heart Failure |
Heart doesn't pump blood efficiently |
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Myocardial infaraction |
Medical name for a heart attack |
