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60 Cards in this Set
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Angina
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A spasmodic, cramplike choking feeling
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Coronary artery disease
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An abnormal condition that may affect the heart’s arteries and produce various pathological effects, especially the reduced flow of oxygen and nutrients to the myocardium.
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Diastole
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The period between contractions of the atria or the ventricles during which blood enters the relaxed chambers of the systemic circulation and the lungs
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Lumen
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A tubular space or the channel within any organ or structure of the body
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Malaise
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A vague uneasy feeling of body weakness, distress, or discomfort, often marking the onset of and persisting throughout a disease
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Prophylaxis
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Prevention of or protection against disease, often involving the use of a biologic, chemical, or mechanical agent to destroy or prevent the entry of infectious organisms.
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Systole
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The contraction of the heart, driving blood into the aorta and pulmonary arteries. The occurrence of systole is indicated by the first heart sound heard on auscultation
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cardiac Arrest
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Loss of effective cardiac function, which results in cessation of circulation.
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circulatory Arrest
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Cessation of the circulation of blood due to ventricular standstill or fibrillation.
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Bruit
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Soft blowing sound heard on auscultation, possibly due to vibrations
associated with the movement of blood, valvular action, or both; also called Murmur. |
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Coarctation
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Narrowing of a vessel, especially the aorta
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Embolus
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Mass of undissolved matter (foreign object, air, gas, tissue, thrombus) circulating in blood or lymphatic channels until it becomes lodged in a vessel
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Fibrillation
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Quivering or spontaneous muscle contractions, especially in the heart, causing ineffectual contractions
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Hemostasis
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Arrest of bleeding or circulation
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Hypertension primary
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Hypertension in which there is no identifiable cause; also called essential hypertension.
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Hypertension secondary
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Hypertension that results from an underlying, identifiable, commonly correctable cause
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Infarct
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Area of tissue that undergoes necrosis following cessation of blood supply.
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Ischemia
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Local and temporary deficiency of blood supply due to circulatory obstruction.
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Thrombus
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Blood clot that obstructs a vessel
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Cardiac catheterization
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Passage of a catheter into the heart through a vein or artery to provide a comprehensive evaluation of the heart
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Lipid panel
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Series of tests (total cholesterol, high density lipoprotein, lo density lipoprotein, and triglycerides) used to assess risk factors of ischemic heart disease.
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Phonocardiography
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Imaging technique that provides a graphic display of hart sounds and murmurs during the cardiac cycle
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Embolization
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Technique used to block blood flow to a site by passing a catheter to the area and injecting a synthetic material
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Angioplasty CABG
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Surgical procedure that uses a vessel graft from another part of the body to bypass the blocked part of a coronary artery
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Angioplasty PTCA
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Dilation of an occlude vessel using a balloon catheter under fluoroscopic guidance.
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Ligation and Stripping
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Tying a varicose vein (ligation) followed by removal (stripping) of the affected segment.
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Thrombolysis
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Destruction of a blood clot using anticlotting agents called “clotbusters” such as tissue plasminogen activator
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Diuretics
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Manage edema associated with heart failure and treat hypertension
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Peripheral vasodilators
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Increase peripheral blood flow to treat peripheral vascular diseases, diabetic peripheral vascular insufficiency, and Raynaud disease
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ASHD
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arteriosclerotic heart disease
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occlusion
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blockage in a canal, vessel
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patent
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open and unblocked such as a patent artery
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prophylaxis
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preventive measure using a chemical or biologic agent to destroy entry of infectious
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viscosity
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state of being sticky or gummy
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aneurysm/o
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aneurysm/o/rraphy surgical closure of an aneurysm sac
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angi/o
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angi/o/plasty any endovascular procedure that reopens narrowed blood vessels
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vascul/o
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vascul/itis inflammation of blood vessels
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aort/o
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aort/o/stenosis narrowing of aorta
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arteri/o
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artery arteri/o/rrhexis
rupture of an artery |
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arteriol/o
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arteriole arteriol/itis
inflammation of wall of arteriole |
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arti/o
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atrium arti/o/megaly
enlargement of atrium |
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ather/o
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fatty plaque ather/oma
abnormal condition of fatty plaque in arterial wall |
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embol/o
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plug embo/ectomy
removal of embolus |
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hemangi/o
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blood vessel hemangi/oma
benign tumor of dilated blood vessels |
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phleb/o
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vein phleb/ectasis
dialation of vein |
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scler/o
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hardening sclera arteri/o/sclera/osis
harding and loss elasticity of arterial walls |
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sept/o
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septum sept/o/stomy surgical formation of an opening in septum
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sphygm/o
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pulse sphygm/oid resembling a pulse
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sten/o
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narrowing stricture sten/o/tic pertaining to narrowing or stricture
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thromb/o
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blood clot thromb/o/lysis destruction of blood clot
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ventricul/o
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ventricle ventricul/ar
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record arteri/o/gram radiograph of artery after injection of contrast
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instrument electr/o/cardi/o/graph
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process angi/o/graphy visualization of internal of heart and vessels after contrast
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pulse a/sphyxia deficiency of oxygen and excess CO2
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-stenosis
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narrowing stricture aort/o/stenosis narrowing of aorta
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endo-
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in within endo/vascul/ar relation to inside of vessel
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extra-
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outside extra/vascul/ar relating to outside vessel
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peri-
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around peri/cardi/o/tomy incision of pericardium
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trans-
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across trans/sept/al across the septum
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