Med Term 10 Cardiovascular And Lymphatic System

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aortic valve

Back 1

heart valve between the left ventricle and aorta

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mitral valve

Back 2

heart valve between the left atrium and left ventricle (bicuspid valve)

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pulmonary valve

Back 3

valve between the right ventricle and the pulmonary artery (semilunar valve

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tricuspid valvue

Back 4

heart valve between the right atrium and right ventricle

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arther/o

Back 5

fatty, fatty deposit

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coron/o

Back 6

encircling, crown

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sphygm/o

Back 7

pulse

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steth/o

Back 8

chest

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thromb/o

Back 9

blood clot

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vas/o, vascul/o

Back 10

blood vessel

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varic/o

Back 11

swollen or twisted vein

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aden/o

Back 12

gland

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de-

Back 13

away from, cessation, w/o

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tel-

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end

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-al, -ar, -ary, -ic

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pertaining to

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-ectasia

Back 16

dilation, stretching

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-icle, -ole, -ule

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small

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-lytic

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pertaining to destruction, breakdown, separation

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-ium

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tissue, structure

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-stenosis

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stricture, narrowing

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-oid

Back 21

resembling

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ischemic

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pertaining to a lack of blood flow

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paroxysmal

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sudden

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patent

Back 24

opened or exposed

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precoridal

Back 25

pertaining to the portion of body over the heart and the anterior lower chest

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sphygmic

Back 26

pertaining to the pulse

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stenotic

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pertaining to the condition of narrowing

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acute coronary syndrome (ACS)

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chest pain and other signs and symptoms associated with cardiac ischemia

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aneurysm

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dilation of an artery; usually due to a weakness in the wall of the artery

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angina pectoris

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chest pain or pressure resulting from lack of blood flow to the myocardium

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angiostenosis

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narrowing of a blood vessel

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aortic stenosis

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narrowing of the aortic valve opening

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atherosclerosis

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buildup of plaque of fatty deposits on inner arterial walls

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cardiac tamponade

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compression of the heart due to an increase of fluid in the pericardium

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cardiomegaly

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enlargement of the heart

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coarctation of the aorta

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narrowing of the aorta causing hypertension, ventricular strain, and ischemia

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congestive heart failure (CHF)

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weakness of the heart causing an inability to circulate blood, leading to edema and buildup in the lungs

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coronary artery diseases (CAD)

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narrowing of coronary arteries causing a decrease of blood flow or ischemia to the myocardium

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coronary occulsion

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blockage of a coronary vessel often leading to a mycardial infarction

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embolus

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vascular blockage made up of a thrombus, bacteria, air, plaque, and/or other foreign material

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intermittent claudication

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cramping of the lower leg muscles, usually caused by lack of blood flow

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ischemia

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inadequate supply of blood to the tissues

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mitral valve prolapse

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backward movement of the mitral valve cusps allowing regurgitation

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mitral valve stenosis

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narrowing of the mitral valve opening, usually due to scarring from rheumatic fever

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myocardial infarction

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death of heart tissue, usually due to coronary artery occulsion

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peripheral arterial disease (PAD)

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any disorder of the arteries outside, or peripheral to, the heart

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Raynaud disease; Raynaud syndrome

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cyanosis of the fingers or toes due to vascular constriction, usually casued by cold temps or emotional stress

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rheumatic heart disease

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valvular disease resulting from rheumatic fever, a syndrome that occurs after streptococcal bacterial infection

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stenosis

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abnormal narrowing of a vessel or body passage

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dysrhythmia

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defective heart rhythm

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fibrillation

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rapid irregular muscular contractions of the atria or ventricles

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premature ventricular contraction (PVC)

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early contraction of the ventricles

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telangiectasia

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dilation of capillaries

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filariae

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small parasitic worms that are transmitted by mosquitoes; the worms invade tissues as embryos and block lymphatic vessels as they grow

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pitting edema

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edema that retains an indention of a finger that had been pressed firmly on the skin

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cardiac enzyme tests

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blood tests used to measure the levels of creatine kinase (CK), creatine phosphokinase (CPK), and lactate dehydrogenase (LDH); increases in such levels may indicate a myocardial infarction

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cardiac troponin

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blood test used to measure the level of a protein that is released in the blood when myocardial cells die

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C-reactive protein (CRP)

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blood test used to measure the level of inflammation in the body; may indicate conditions that lead to CVD

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electrolyte panel

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blood test used to measure the levels of Na, K, Cl,CO2; used to diagnose an acid-base or pH imbalance that may cause arrhythmias, muscle damage, or death

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lipid panel; lipid profile

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blood test used to measure the levels of total cholesterol, high-density lipoprotein, LDL, and triglycerides

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multiple uptake gated acquisition (MUGA) scan

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nuclear medicine technique used to assess ventricular function by producing an image of the beating heart

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doppler sonography

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technique used to record velocity of blood flow

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echocardiography

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use of ultrasound to investigate heart function at rest with exercise

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transesophageal (TEE)

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placement of the ultrasonic transducer inside the patient's esophagus to assess cardiac function and examine cardiac structures

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vascular sonography

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placement of the ultrasound transducer at the tip of a catheter within a blood vessel to assess blood flow

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single photon emission computed tomogrpahy (SPECT) scan

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nuclear medicine technique used to assess ventricular function by producing a 3-D image of a beating heart

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electrocardiography (ECG or EKG)

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graphic record of the heart's electrical activity; the waves are labeled with the letters P,Q,R,S and T

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exercise stress test; graded exercise test (GXT), stress electrocardiogram

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electrocardiogram performed with controlled stress, usually with a treadmill or bicycle

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Holter monitor

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portable electrocardiographic device usually worn for 24 hours

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scintigraphy

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procedure using a scintillation (gamma) camera in which lymphatic absorption of a radioactive substance leads to a computer-generated image

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atherectomy

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removal of fatty plaque from a vessel surgically or using catheterization

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cardioversion

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use of defibrillation of drugs to restore the heart's normal rhythm

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coronary artery bypass; aortocoronary bypass

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conduit, usually a vein graft or internal thoracic artery, surgically placed between the aorta and a coronary artery branch to shunt blood around an obstruction

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coronary artery bypass graft (CABG)

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surgical procedure in which a damaged section of a coronary artery is replaced or bypassed with a graft vessel

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endarterectomy

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surgical removal of fatty deposits in artery

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pericardiocentesis

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surgical puncture to aspirate fluid from the pericardium

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percutaneous transluminal coronary angioplasty (PTCA)

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procedure in which a balloon catheter is used to restore blood flow in a blocked vessel

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stent

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intravascular insertion of a hollow mesh tube designed to keep a vessel open or patent

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antiarrhythmic agent

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drug used to suppress fast or irregular heart rhythms

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hemostatic agent

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drug that stops the flow of blood within vessels

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hypolipidemic agent

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drug used to lower blood cholesterol levels

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nitroglycerin

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vasodilator used for angina pectoris

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thrombolytic therapy

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administration of an IV drug to dissolve a blood clot

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vasoconstrictor

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drug that narrows blood vessel diameter

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vasodilator

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drug that increases (dilates) blood vessel diameter, which decreases BP

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ACB

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aortocoronary bypass

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ACS

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acute coronary syndrome

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ASHD

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arteriosclerotic heart disease

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AV

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arteriovenous, atrioventricular

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CABG

Back 90

coronary artery bypass graft

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CAD

Back 91

coronary artery disease

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CHF

Back 92

congestive heart failure

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DS

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doppler sonography

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DVT

Back 94

deep vein thrombosis

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GXT

Back 95

graded exercise test

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HM

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holter monitor

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HTN

Back 97

hypertenstion

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MI

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myocardial infarction

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MRA

Back 99

magnetic resonance angiography

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MUGA

Back 100

multiple uptake gated acquisition

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PAD

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peripheral arterial disease

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PTCA

Back 102

percutaneous transluminal coronary angioplasty

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PVC

Back 103

premature ventricular contraction

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RHD

Back 104

rheumatic heart disease

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SPECT

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single photon emission computed tomography

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TEE

Back 106

transesophageal echocardiogram