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58 Cards in this Set
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Angioplasty |
Angi/o/plasty Vessel/cv/surgical repair of Surgical repair of vessel |
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Aortic |
Aort/ic Aorta/pertaining to Pertaining to the Aorta |
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Arteriography |
Arteri/o/graphy Artery/cv/process of recording Process of recording an artery |
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Endarterectomy |
End/arter/ectomy Within/artery/excision of Excision within an artery |
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Atherosclerosis |
Ather/o/scler/osis Yellowish plaque/cv/hardening/abnl condition of abnl condition of yellowish plaque hardening |
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Atrial |
Atri/al Upper heart chamber/pert. To Pertaining to upper heart chamber |
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Brachial |
Brachi/al Arm/pertaining to Pertaining to the arm |
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Cardiomegaly |
Cardi/o/megaly Heart/cv/enlargement of Enlargement of the heart |
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Cardiomyopathy |
Cardi/o/my/o/pathy Heart/cv/muscle/cv/disease of Disease of heart muscle |
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Tachycardia |
Tachy/card/ia Fast/heart/condition of Condition of fast heart |
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Hypercholesterolemia |
Hyper/cholesterol/emia Excessive/cholesterol/bld condition of Bld condition of excessive cholesterol |
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Coronary |
Coron/ary Heart/pertaining to Pertaining to heart |
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Cyanosis |
Cyan/osis Blue/abnl condition of Abnl condition of blue |
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Hypoxia |
Hyp/ox/ia Deficient/oxygen/condition of Condition of deficient oxygen |
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Pericardiocentesis |
Pericardi/o/centesis Pericardium/cv/surgical procedure to remove fluid Surgical procedure to remove fluid from pericardium |
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Phlebotomy |
Phleb/o/tomy Vein/cv/incision into Incision into vein |
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Arrhythmia |
A/rrhythm/ia Without/rhythm/condition of Condition without rhythm |
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Sphygmomanometer |
Sphygm/o/man/o/meter Pulse/cv/hand/cv/instrument to measure Instrument to measure pulse hand |
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Stethoscope |
Steth/o/scope Chest/cv/instrument for visual exam Instrument for visual exam of chest |
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Thrombolysis |
Thromb/o/lysis Clot/cv/destruction of Destruction of clot |
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Vulvuloplasty |
Vulvul/o/plasty Valve/cv/surgical repair of Surgical repair of valve |
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Vasodilation |
Vas/o/dilation Vessel/cv/expanding Expanding vessel |
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Vascular |
Vascul/ar Vessel/pert. To Pertaining to vessel |
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Venous |
Ven/ous Vein/pertaining to Pertaining to vein |
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Interventricular |
Inter/ventricul/ar Between/lower heart chamber/pertaining to Pertaining to between lower heart chamber |
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Thrombolytic therapy |
Drugs to dissolve clots are injected into the bloodstream of patients with coronary thrombosis |
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Congestive Heart Failure (CHF) |
Heart is unable to pump its required amount of blood. |
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Congestive Heart Failure (CHF) |
Heart is unable to pump its required amount of blood. |
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Congenital Heart Failure |
Abnormalities in the heart at birth |
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Congestive Heart Failure (CHF) |
Heart is unable to pump its required amount of blood. |
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Congenital Heart Failure |
Abnormalities in the heart at birth |
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Deep Vein Thrombosis |
Blood clot (thrombus) forms in a large vein, usually in a lower limb |
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Pericarditis |
Inflammation of the membrane (pericardium) surrounding the heart. |
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Peripheral Arterial Disease |
Blockage of arteries carrying blood to the legs, arms, kidneys and other organs. |
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Petechiae |
Small, pinpoint hemorrhages |
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Angina Pectoris |
Chest pain resulting from myocardial ischemia. Stable angina occurs predictably with exertion; unstable angina is chest pain that occurs more often and with less exertion. |
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Arrhythmia (term) |
Abnormal heart rhythms (dysrhythmias |
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Arrhythmia (term) |
Abnormal heart rhythms (dysrhythmias) |
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AV node |
Specialized tissue in the wall between the atria. Electrical impulses pass from the pacemaker (SA node) through the AV node and the atrioventricular bundle or bundle of His toward the ventricles. |
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Atrium |
One of two upper chambers of the heart. |
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SA node |
Pacemaker of the heart |
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SA node |
Pacemaker of the heart |
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Septum |
Partition or wall dividing a cavity; such as between the right and left atria (interatrial septum) and right and left ventricles (interventricular septum). |
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Cardioversion |
is another technique using lower energy to treat atrial fibrillation, atrial flutter, and supraventricular tachycardia |
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Holter Monitoring |
An ECG device is worn during a 24-hour period to detect cardiac arrhythmias. |
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Stress Test |
Exercise tolerance test (ETT) determines the heart's response to physical exertion (stress). |
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Stress Test |
Exercise tolerance test (ETT) determines the heart's response to physical exertion (stress). |
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Ventricle |
One of two lower chambers of the heart. |
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percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) |
Balloon-tipped catheter is inserted into a coronary artery to open the artery; stents are put in place. |
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Thrombolytic Therapy |
Drugs to dissolve clots are injected into the bloodstream of patients with coronary thrombosis |
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Thrombolytic Therapy |
Drugs to dissolve clots are injected into the bloodstream of patients with coronary thrombosis |
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Aneurysm |
Enlarged, weakened area in an arterial wall, which may rupture, leading to hemorrhage and CVA (stroke). |
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Coronary Artery Disease |
Disease of the arteries surrounding the heart |
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Diastole |
Relaxation phase of the heartbeat. |
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Systole |
Contraction phase of the heartbeat |
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Murmur |
Abnormal swishing sound caused by improper closure of the heart valves. |
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Pulmonary Circulation |
Flow of blood from the heart to the lungs and back to the heart |
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Systemic Circulation |
Flow of blood from body tissue to the heart and then from the heart back to body tissues. |
