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24 Cards in this Set
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aneurysm/o
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a widening, a widened blood vessel
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angi/o, vascul/o
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vessel
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ather/o
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fatty plaque
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embol/o
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plug
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hemangi/o
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blood vessel
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my/o
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muscle
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phleb/o, ven/o
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vein
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sphygm/o
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pulse
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sten/o
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narrowing, stricture
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thromb/o
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blood clot
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pulse
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-stenosis
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narrowing, stricture
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endo-
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in, within
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arrythmia
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inability of the heart to maintain a steady rhythm
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CHF
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congestive heart failure; failure of the heart to supply an adequate amount of blood to tissues and organs
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hypertension
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elevated blood pressure; exceeding 140 mm Hg systolic or 90 mm Hg diastolic
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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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BP
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blood pressure
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CA
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cancer; chronological age; cardiac arrest
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CAD
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coronary artery disease
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CK
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creatine kinase (cardiac enzyme)
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DOE
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dyspnea on exertion
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MI
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myocardial infarction
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