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45 Cards in this Set
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ACE Inhibitors
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Angiotensin-converting enzyme inhibitors
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ACS
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Acute coronary syndromes
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AF
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atrial fibrillation
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AMI
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Acute mycardial infarction
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AS
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Aoritc stenosis
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ASD
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Atrial septal defect
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AV, A-V
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Atrioventricular
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BBB
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Bundle branch block
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BP
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Blood pressure
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CABG
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Coronary artery bypass graft
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CAD
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coronary artery disease
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CCU
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Coronary care unit
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Cath
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Catheterization
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CHF
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Congestive heart failure
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CK
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Creatine kinase; released into the bloddstream following injury to heart or skeltal muscles
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CoA
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Coarctation of the aorta
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CTNI (cTnI)
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Cardiac troponin I
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CTNT (cTnT)
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Cardiac troponin T
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CVP
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Central venous pressure (measured with a catheter in the superior vena cava)
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DSA
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Digital subtraction angiography
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DVT
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Deep venous thrombosis
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ECC
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Extracorporeal circulation
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ECG, EKG
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Electrocardiogram
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ECHO
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Echocardiography
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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 a radioactive tracer (sestamibi) scan
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HDL
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High-density lipoproteins; high blood levels are associated with lower incidence of coronary artery disease
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HMG
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Hydroxymethyl glutaryl CoA reductase, an enzyme that blocks the synthesis of cholesterol
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HTN
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Hypertension
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ICD
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Impantable cardioverter/defibrillator
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LDL
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low-density lipoproteins
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LMWH
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low-molecular-weight heparin
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LV
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left ventricle
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LVAD
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left ventricular assist device
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LVH
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left ventricular hypertrophy
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MI
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myocardial infarction
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MR
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mitral regurgitation
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MUGA
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multiple-gated acquisition scan; a radioactive test of heart function
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MVP
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mitral valve prolapse
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NSR
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normal sinus rhythm
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NSTEMI
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Non ST-elevation myocardial infaction
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PAC
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Premature atrial contraction
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PCI
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percutaneous coronary intervention
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PDA
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Patent ductus arteriosus
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PTCA
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Percutaneous transluminal coronary angioplasty; balloon angioplasty
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