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15 Cards in this Set
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mitral valve
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valve between the left atrium and left ventricle, has two cusps
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tricuspid valve
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valve between the right atrium and right ventricle, three cusps
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blood flow
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left ventricle
aorta arteries capillaries veins vena cava right atrium right ventricle pulmonary trunk pulmonary arteries lungs pulmonary veins left atrium |
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arteriosclerosis
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hardening of the arteries
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artherosclerosis
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deposition of fatty material within artery walls, most common cause of arteriosclerosis
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ischemia
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when bloodflow to an organ is interrupted
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coronary artery disease
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arteries that give blood to the cardiac muscle are constricted
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myocardial infarction
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heart attack, cardiac muscle dies because of lack of oxygen and nutrients
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angina pectoris
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temporary chest pain caused by transient oxygen insufficiency
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nitrogylcerin
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treatment for angina pectoris, dilates coronary arteries
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thrombolytic
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blood clot-dissolving (drugs)
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angioplasty
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baloon-tipped catheter inserted into the narrowed coronary artery, expanded to open the vessel walls, a stent is placed inside the artery
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stent
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surrounds the baloon of angioplasty to hold open the lumen of a narrowed coronary artery
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cor pulmonale
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life-threatening, right-side heart failure, follows lung disease & respiratory failure, hypertension stresses the right ventricle, it dilates, enlarges, then fails
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pulmonary edema
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build-up of fluid in the lungs from left-sided heart failure, causes shortness of breath
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