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23 Cards in this Set
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ather/o
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plaque
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brachi/o
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arm
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myx/o
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mucus
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sphygm/o
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pulse
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steth/o
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chest
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ECHO
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electrocardiography
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ETT
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exercise tolerance test
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ETT-MIBI
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exercise tolerance test combined with radioactive tracer scan
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ICD
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implantable cardioverter-defibrillator
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LVAD
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left ventricular assist device
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PCI
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percutaneous coronary intervention
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TEE
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transesophageal echocardiography
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Cardiac imaging using high frequency sound waves
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ECHO
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Ultrasound imaging of the heart using a transducer within the esophagus
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TEE
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Insertion of a balloon tipped catheter and stents into a coronary artery
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PCI
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Done to relieve ischemia; in case of angina or extensive atherosclerosis
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CABG
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Radioactive test of heart function w/ stress test
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ETT-MIBI
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Booster pump implanted in the abdomen with a cannula leading ot the heart as a "bridge to transplant"
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LVAD
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Device implanted in the chest that senses and corrects arrhythmia's by shocking the heart
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ICD
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axill/o
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armpit
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isch/o
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hold back; back
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de-
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removal; lack of; down; less
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inter-
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between
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