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Pathology: Local widening of an artery caused by weakness in the arterial wall or breakdown of the wall from atherosclerosis
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Aneurysm
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Pathology: Chest pain caused by decreased blood flow to heart muscle
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Angina
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Pathology: Also called angina pectoris (chest)
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Angina
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Pathology: Abnormal heartbeat (rhythm)
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Arrhythmia
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Pathology: Fibrillation and flutter are examples
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Arrhythmia
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Pathology: Inability of the heart to pump its required amount of blood.
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Congestive heart failure
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Pathology: Blood accumulates in the lungs, causing
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Pulmonary edema
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Pathology: High blood pressure
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Hypertension
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Pathology: High blood pressure with no apparent cause
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Essential hypertension
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Pathology: Another illness such as kidney disease or an adrenal gland disorder is the cause of this type of high blood pressure
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Secondary hypertension
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Pathology: Another term for Heart Attack
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Myocardial infarction
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Pathology: An area of dead (necrotic) tissue
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infarction
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Pathology: A group of signs and symptoms – paleness of skin, weak and rapid pulse, shallow breathing) indicating poor oxygen supply to tissues and insufficient return of blood to the heart
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Shock
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Prefix: Angi/o
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Vessel
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Prefix: Aort/o
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Aorta
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Prefix: Arteri/o
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Artery
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Prefix: Arteriol/o
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Arteriole – small artery
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Prefix: Cardi/o
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Heart
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Prefix: Coron/o
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Heart
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Prefix: Phleb/o
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Vein
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Prefix: Ven/o
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Vein
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Prefix: Venul/o
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Venule – small vein
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Laboratory Tests and Diagnostic Procedures: Recording (via x-ray) blood vessels after the injection of contrast into the bloodstream
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Angiography
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Laboratory Tests and Diagnostic Procedures: Introducing a catheter into a vein or artery to measure pressure and flow patterns of blood
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Cardiac catheterization
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Laboratory Tests and Diagnostic Procedures: Measurements of enzymes released into the bloodstream after a heart attack (myocardial infarction)
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Cardiac enzyme tests
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Laboratory Tests and Diagnostic Procedures: Measuring blood flow in vessels via sound waves
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Doppler ultrasound
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Laboratory Tests and Diagnostic Procedures: Producing images of the heart via sound waves or echoes
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Echocardiography
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Laboratory Tests and Diagnostic Procedures: Recording electricity flowing through the heart
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Electrocardiography
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Laboratory Tests and Diagnostic Procedures: Detection of abnormal heart rhythms that involves having a patient wear a compact version of an electrocardiograph for 24 hours
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Holter monitoring
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Laboratory Tests and Diagnostic Procedures: Measurements of cholesterol and triglyceride levels in the blood
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Lipid tests
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Laboratory Tests and Diagnostic Procedures: Measurements of HDL and LDL in the blood
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Lipoprotein tests
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Laboratory Tests and Diagnostic Procedures: Producing an image, by beaming magnetic waves at the heart, that gives detailed information about congenital heart disease, cardiac masses, and disease within large blood vessels.
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Magnetic resonance imaging
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Laboratory Tests and Diagnostic Procedures: Imaging the motion of heart wall muscles and assessing the function of the heart via a multiple-gated acquisition scan, which uses radioactive chemicals
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MUGA scan
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Laboratory Tests and Diagnostic Procedures: Radioactive chemicals, which release radioactive particles, are injected into the bloodstream and travel to the heart. Cross sectional images show the flow of blood and the functional activity of the heart muscle.
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Positron emission tomography scan (PET)
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Laboratory Tests and Diagnostic Procedures: An electrocardiogram plus blood pressure and heart rate measurements shows the heart’s response to physical exertion (treadmill test).
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Stress test
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Laboratory Tests and Diagnostic Procedures: A radioactive chemical (sestamibi “tagged” with technetium-99m) is injected intravenously and shows perfusion (flow) of blood in heart muscle. It is taken up in the area of a myocardial infarction, producing “hot spots”
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Technetium Tc 99m sestamibi scan
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Laboratory Tests and Diagnostic Procedures: In this exercise tolerance test, an intravenous radioactive substance is given before the patient reaches maximum heart rate on a treatment
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ETT-MIBI
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Laboratory Tests and Diagnostic Procedures: A radioactive test that shows where injected thallium-201 localizes in the heart
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Thallium-201 scan
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Treatment Procedures: Brief discharges of electricity passing across the chest to stop a cardiac arrhythmia.
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Cardioversion
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Treatment Procedures: Procedure also called defibrillation
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Cardioversion
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Treatment Procedures: Vessels taken from the patient’s legs or chest are connected to coronary arteries to make detours around blockages
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Coronary artery bypass grafting
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Treatment Procedures: CABG
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Coronary artery bypass grafting
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Treatment Procedures: Surgical removal of the innermost lining of an artery to remove fatty deposits and clots
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Endarterectomy
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Treatment Procedures: A donor heart is transferred to a recipient
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Heart Transplantation
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Treatment Procedures: A balloon-tipped catheter is threaded into a coronary artery to compress fatty deposits and open the artery. Stents create wider openings that make the recurrence of blockages less likely.
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Percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI)
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Treatment Procedures: Also called balloon angioplasty
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Percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI)
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Treatment Procedures: Drugs such as tPA and streptokinase are injected into a patient’s bloodstream to dissolve clots that may cause a heart attack
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Thrombolytic therapy
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Abbreviations: tPA is short for
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Tissue plasminogen activator
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Abbreviations: ACS is short for
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Acute coronary syndromes
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Abbreviations: Disease changes in coronary arteries leading to plaque/clot formation and heart attack or other heart problems are called
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ACS – Acute coronary syndromes
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Abbreviations: AMI is short for
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Acute myocardial infarction
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Abbreviations: A heart attack is also called
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An AMI – acute myocardial infarction
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Abbreviations: BP
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Blood Pressure
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Abbreviations: CABG
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Coronary Artery Bypass Grafting
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Abbreviations: CAD
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Coronary Artery Disease
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Abbreviations: CCU
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Coronary Care Unit
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Abbreviations: CHF is short for
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Congestive Heart Failure
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Abbreviations: Condition where the heart is unable to pump its required amount of blood
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CHF – Congestive Heart Failure
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Abbreviations: ECG
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Electrocardiography
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Abbreviations: ECHO
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Echocardiography
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Abbreviations: HTN
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Hypertension (high blood pressure)
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Abbreviations: PCI
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Percutaneous coronary intervention
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Abbreviations: Balloon angioplasty or placement of a catheter and stent in a coronary artery to open the artery is known as
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PCI
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Largest artery in the body
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Aorta
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Blood vessels that carry blood to the heart from the body tissue
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Lung capillaries
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Tiny blood vessels that lie near cells and through whose walls gases, food and wastes can pass
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Tissue capillaries
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Small veins
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Venules
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Blood vessels that carry blood away from the heart
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Arteries
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Passage of blood from the heart to the body tissues and back
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Systemic circulation
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Hollow muscular organ that mumps blood all over the body
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Heart
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Tiny blood vessels surrounding lung tissue through which gases pass into and out of the blood
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Lung capillaries
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Passage of blood from the heart to the lungs and back to the heart
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Pulmonary circulation
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Intravenous
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Pertaining to within a vein
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Arteriosclerosis
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Hardening of arteries
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Phlebotomy
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Incision of a vein
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Cardiomyopathy
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Disease of heart muscle
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Angioplasty
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Surgical repair of blood vessels
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Arteriolitis
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Inflammation of small arteries
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Venulitis
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Inflammation of small veins
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Aortic stenosis
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Narrowing of the largest artery
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Hypertension
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High blood pressure
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Atherosclerosis
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Hardening of the arteries with cholesterol like plaque
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Angina
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Chest pain
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Shock
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Group of signs and symptoms; pale skin, weak rapid pulse, and shallow respirations
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Myocardial infarction
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Heart attack
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Arrhythmia
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Abnormal heartbeat
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Congestive heart failure
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Inability of the heart to pump its required amount of blood
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Aneurysm
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Local widening of an artery
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Lipid tests
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Measure triglyceride and cholesterol levels in the blood
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MUGA scan
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Radioactive chemicals and a scanner produce images of the MOTION of the heart wall
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Lipoprotein tests
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Measurement of HDL and LDL in blood
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Holter monitoring
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Abnormal heart rhythms are detected with a compact ECG over a 24-hour period
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Angiography
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X-ray images of blood vessels after contract is injected into the bloodstream
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Cardiac enzyme test
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Measurement of substances in the blood that indicate a heart attack
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Electrocardiography
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Recording electricity through the heart
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Echocardiography
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Sound waves produce images of the heart
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Sestamibi scan
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Radioactive test to detect blood perfusion in heart muscle
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Doppler ultrasound
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Sound waves measure blood FLOW in vessels
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Cardioversion
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Brief discharges of electricity stop a cardiac arrhythmia
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Thrombolytic therapy
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Drugs such as tPA dissolve clots that may cause a heart attack
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Heart transplantation
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A donor heart is transferred to a recipient
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Endarterectomy
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Removal of innermost lining of an artery to eliminate fatty deposits
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CABG
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Surgery to detour around blockages in coronary arteries
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PCI
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Balloon-tipped catheter with stent opens coronary arteries
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