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53 Cards in this Set
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angi/o
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vessel
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aort/o
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aorta
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arteri/o
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artery
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ather/o
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fatty
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atri/o
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atrium
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brady-
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slow
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cardi/o
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heart
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coron/o
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crown
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-ectasis
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dilation
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electr/o
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electrical
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-emia
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blood
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-gram
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written record
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hemo/o; hemat/o
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blood
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endo-
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inner, inside
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my/o
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muscle
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peri-
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around, surrounding
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phleb/o
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vein
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-stenosis
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a narrowing
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tachy-
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fast
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tens-
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pressure
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thromb/o
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clot
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valv/o, valvu/o
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valve
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varic/o
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dilated
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vas/o
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vessel
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veno-
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vein
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ventricul/o
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ventricle
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A-fib
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atrial fibrilation
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AV
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atrioventricular
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BP
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blood pressure
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CABG
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coronary artery bypass graft (open heart surgery)
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CAD
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coronary artery disease
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CCU
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cardiac care unit
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CHF
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congestive heart failure
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CP
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chest pain
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DIC
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disseminated intravascular coagulation
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EKG or ECG
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electrocardiogram; electrocardiograph; electrocardiography; cardiogram
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Hb
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hemoglobin
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HDL
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high-density lipoprotein
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HR
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heart rate
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HTN
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hypertension
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ICU
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intensive care unit
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LDL
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low-density lipoprotein
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MI
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myocardial infarction
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P
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pulse
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PTCA
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percutaneous transluminal coronary angioplasty
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RBC
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red blood cell
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SA
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sinoatrial
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SOB
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shortness of breath
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WBC
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white blood cell
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anemia
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abnormally low red blood cell count
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aneurysm
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a localized dilation of an artery, cardiac chamber, or other vessel
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angina pectoris
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pain in the chest due to ischemia
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arrhythmia
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abnormal rhythm
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