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15 Cards in this Set
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Afterload |
The resistance in arteries that must be overcome to empty blood from the ventricle |
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Arrhythmia |
A variation from the normal rhythm
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Automaticity |
The ability of cardiac muscle to generate impulses
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Bradyarrhythmia |
Bradycardia associated with an irregularity of heart rhythm |
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Bradycardia |
A slower than normal heart rate
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Cardiac remodeling |
Change in the size, shape, structure, and physiology of the heart due to damage to the myocardium
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Chronotropic |
Affecting the heart rate
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Depolarization |
Neutralizing the polarity of a cardiac cell by an inflow of sodium ions. Resulting in contraction of the cardiac cell
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Inotropic |
Affecting the force of cardiac muscle contraction
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Preload |
The volume of blood in the ventricles at the end of diastole
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Premature ventricular contraction |
Contraction of the ventricles wo a corresponding contraction of the atria
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Repolarization |
The return of the cell membrane to its resting polarity after depolarization
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Stroke volume |
The amount of blood ejected by the left ventricle with each beat
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Tachyarrhythmia |
Tachycardia associated with an irregularity in normal heart rhythm |
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Tachycardia |
A faster than normal heart rate |
