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105 Cards in this Set
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aneurysm/o
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widening
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angi/o
vascul/o |
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
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arteriole
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atri/o
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atrium
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ather/o
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fatty plaque
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cari/o
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heart
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electr/o
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electricity
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embol/o
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plug
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hemangi
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blood vessel
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my/0
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muscle
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phelb/o
ven/o |
vein
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scler/o
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harderning
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sept/o
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septum
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sphygm/o
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pulse
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sten/o
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narrowing
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thromn/o
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blood clot
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ventricul/o
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ventricle
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-gram
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record, writing
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-graph
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intrument for recording
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-graphy
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process of recording
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-sphyxia
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pulse
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-stenosis
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narrowing
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brady-
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slow
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endo-
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in, within
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extra-
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outside
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peri-
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around
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tachyo-
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rapid
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trans-
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across
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localized abnormal dialiation of a vessel, usually an artery
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aneurysm
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condition of being stopped or bringing to a stop
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arrest
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inability of a heart to maintain a steady rhythm
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arrythmia
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soft blowing sound heard on auscultation
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bruit
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any disease of heart muscle that diminishes cardiac funtion
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cardiomyopathy
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thin, flexible, hollow, plastic tube that is small enough to be threaded through a vein, artery, or tubular structure
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catheter
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narrowing of a vessel, espicially the aorta
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coarctation
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failure of the heart to supply adequate amount of blood
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heart failure
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mass of undissolved mattr circulating in blood
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embolus
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quivering or spontaneous muscle contractions
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fibrillation
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arrest of bleeding or circulation
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hemostasis
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excessive amounts of lipids in the blood
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hyperlipidemia
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elevated blood pressure
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hypertension
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any heart disorder cause by prolonged hypertension
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hypertensive heart disease
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implantable battery-powered device that monitors and corrects irregular heartbeat
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implantable cardioverterdefibrilliator
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are of tissuse that undergoes necrosis following cessation of blood supply
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infarct
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local and temporary deficency of blood supply due to the circulatory obstruction
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ischemia
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leaflets of the mitral valve prolapse into the left atrium
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mitral vlave prolapse
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chemical radioactive substance used as a tracer to follow a substance through the body
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radioisotope
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sensation that the heart is not beating normally
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palpitation
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failure of the ductus arteriosus to close after birth
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patent ductus arteriosus
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circulation of blood through tusses or the passage of fluide through vessels of an organ
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perfusion
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consisting of 4 elements really long
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tetralogy of fallot
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slender or threadlike device used to hold open vessels
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stent
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altered state of conciousness or fainting due to decresed blood flow to brain
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stokes-adams syndrome
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blood clot that obstructs a vessel
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thromubus
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passage of a catheter into the heart through a vein or artery
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cardiac catheterization
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are of tissuse that undergoes necrosis following cessation of blood supply
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infarct
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graphic line recording that shows the spread of electrical excitation to differnt pearts of the heart
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electrocariogram
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ecg taken with a small portable recording system
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holter monitor systme
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local and temporary deficency of blood supply due to the circulatory obstruction
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ischemia
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ecg taken under controlled excersice stress conditions
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stress test
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leaflets of the mitral valve prolapse into the left atrium
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mitral vlave prolapse
mvp |
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chemical radioactive substance used as a tracer to follow a substance through the body
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radioisotope
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sensation that the heart is not beating normally
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palpitation
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failure of the ductus arteriosus to close after birth
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patent ductus arteriosus
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circulation of blood through tusses or the passage of fluide through vessels of an organ
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perfusion
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consisting of 4 elements really long
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tetralogy of fallot
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slender or threadlike device used to hold open vessels
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stent
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altered state of conciousness or fainting due to decresed blood flow to brain
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stokes-adams syndrome
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blood clot that obstructs a vessel
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thromubus
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passage of a catheter into the heart through a vein or artery
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cardiac catheterization
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graphic line recording that shows the spread of electrical excitation to differnt pearts of the heart
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electrocariogram
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ecg taken with a small portable recording system
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holter monitor systme
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ecg taken under controlled excersice stress conditions
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stress test
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blood test that measures troponin
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cardiac enzyme studies
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series of tests used to asses risk facters of ischemic heart disease
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lipid panal
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riadiological examination of the aorta and its branches following the injection of a contrast medium
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aortography
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radiological examination of the blood vessels of and around the heart
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coronary angiography
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noninvasive diagnostic method that uses ultrasount to visualize internal cardiac structures
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echocardiography
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noninvasive imaging technique that uses radioware and a strong magnetic field
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magnetic resonace imaging
mri |
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magnetic resonace imaging used to visualize vascular structures
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magnetic resonance angiography
mra |
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imaging technique that provides a graphic display of heart sounds and murmurs during the cardiac cycle
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phonocardiography
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imaging technique used to display soft tissue structures such as blood vessels without confusing overlay bone images
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subtraction angiography
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injection detection of radioactive isotopes to create images
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scintigraphy
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radiography of a vein after injection of a contrast medium
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venography
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process of restoring the normal rhythm of the heart by applying a controlled electrical shock to the extrerior of the chest
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cardioversion
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technique used to block blood flow to a site by passing a catheter to the area and injecting a synthetic material
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embolization
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procdure that alters a vessel through surgery or dilation of the vessel using a balloon catheter
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angioplasty
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removal of material from an occluded vessel using a specially designed catherter
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atherectomy
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blood test that measures troponin
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cardiac enzyme studies
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series of tests used to asses risk facters of ischemic heart disease
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lipid panal
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riadiological examination of the aorta and its branches following the injection of a contrast medium
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aortography
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radiological examination of the blood vessels of and around the heart
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coronary angiography
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noninvasive diagnostic method that uses ultrasount to visualize internal cardiac structures
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echocardiography
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noninvasive imaging technique that uses radioware and a strong magnetic field
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magnetic resonace imaging
mri |
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magnetic resonace imaging used to visualize vascular structures
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magnetic resonance angiography
mra |
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imaging technique that provides a graphic display of heart sounds and murmurs during the cardiac cycle
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phonocardiography
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imaging technique used to display soft tissue structures such as blood vessels without confusing overlay bone images
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subtraction angiography
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injection detection of radioactive isotopes to create images
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scintigraphy
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radiography of a vein after injection of a contrast medium
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venography
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process of restoring the normal rhythm of the heart by applying a controlled electrical shock to the extrerior of the chest
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cardioversion
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technique used to block blood flow to a site by passing a catheter to the area and injecting a synthetic material
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embolization
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procdure that alters a vessel through surgery or dilation of the vessel using a balloon catheter
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angioplasty
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removal of material from an occluded vessel using a specially designed catherter
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atherectomy
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