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35 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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Arteri/o
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Artery |
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Arteriol/o |
Arteriole A small branch of an artery |
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Cardi/o |
Heart |
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Coron/o |
Heart |
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Phleb/o |
Vein |
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Ven/o |
Vein |
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Venul/o |
Venule |
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Angina pectoris
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Chest pain, pressure or squeezing. (Often caused by insufficient bloodsupply carrying oxygen)
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Aneurysm
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Bulge in the wall of a blood vessel.
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Arrhythmia
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Irregular Heartbeat.
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Atherosclerosis
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Thickening of an artery wall often due to plaque. Ather - Soft, pasty materials -sclerosis - abnormal hardening. |
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Cardiac arrest
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Complete cessation of heart function.
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Congestive heart failure
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When the heart is unable to pump enough blood for the body's needs.
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Defibrillation
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electrical shock to the heart to restore a normal heart rhythm.
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Embolus
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Foreign particle circulating in the blood
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Embolism
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Lodging of the mass in the bloodstream
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Fibrillation
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Rapid or irregular heart beat.
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Myocardial infarction
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Heart Attack. An infarction is an area of dead tissue.
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Shock
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Body shutting down due to low blood circulation (pale, weak, rapid pulse, shallow breathing)
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Lipid levels
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Cholesterol and triglyceride levels in the blood.
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Serum enzymes
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Enzymes released into the blood when tissue is damaged or excessive activity. These lvls are used to measure dmg or injury.
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Thrombus
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Circulating blood clot.
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Coronary thrombosis
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Blood clot inside a vessel in the heart.
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Angiography
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After contrast injection, doing an x-ray to see the blood vessels
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Cardiac catheterization
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Insertion of a catheter into a vessel or chamber of the heart.
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Doppler ultrasound
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measurement of the blood flow using sound waves
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Echocardiography
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Images of the heart are produced by sound waves.
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Electrocardiography (EKG, ECG)
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Record of the electricity in the heart.
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Stress test
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An EKG done to measure blood pressure, and heart rate during exercise.
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Cardioversion
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Electrical current to the heart to restore normal heart rate. Defibrillation.
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Coronary Artery Bypass Graft (CABG):
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Diverting the blood flow to bypass blockages. Often using vessels harvested from legs or chest.
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Endarterectomy
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Procedure to remove clots or fatty deposits in the lining of a artery.
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Percutaneous transluminal coronary angioplasty (PTCA):
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Feeding a deflated balloon or other device into (an artery) through blood vessels to reach a blockage then inflating the balloon to reduce blockage, or inserting a stent.
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