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54 Cards in this Set
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ANGINA PECTORIS
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CHEST PAIN, USUALLY CAUSED BY A LOWERED OXYGEN OF BLOOD SUPPLY TO THE HEART
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ARRHYTHMIA
a+rhythm |
IRREGULARITY IN THE RHYTHM OF THE HEARTBEAT
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ARTERIOSCLEROSIS
arterio+sclerosis |
HARDENING OF THE ARTERIES
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ARTERITIS
arterio+ittis |
INFLAMATION OF AN ARTERY OR ARTERIES
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ASYSTOLE
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CARDIAC ARREST
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ATHEROMA
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A FATTY DEPOSIT(PLAQUE) IN THE WALL OF AN ARTERY
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ATRIAL FIBRILLATION
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AN IRREGULAR, USUALLY RAPIS, HEARTBEAT CAUSED BY OVERTIMULATION OF THE AV NODE
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ATRIOVENTRICULAR BLOCK
atrio+ventricle |
HEART BLOCK; PARTIAL OR COMPLETE BLOCKAGE OF THE ELECTICLAL IMPUSES FROM THE ATRIOVENTRICULAR NODE TO THE VENTRICLES
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BRADYCARDIA
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HEART RATE OF FEWER THAN 60 BEATS PER MINUTE
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BRUIT
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SOUND OR MURMUR
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CARDIAC ARREST
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SUDDEN STOPPING OF THE HEART; ALSO CALLED ASYSTOLE
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CARDIAC TAMPONADE
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COMPRESSION OF THE HEART CAUSED BY FLUID ACCUMULATION INT HE PERICARDIAL SAC
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CARDIOMYOPATHY
cardio+myo+pathy |
DISEASE OF THE HEART MUSCLE
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CONGENITAL HEART DISEASE
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HEART DISEASE(USUALLY A TYPE OF MALFORMATION)THAT EXISTS AT BIRTH
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CONGESTIVE HEART FAILURE
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INABILITY OF THE HEART TO PUMP ENOUGH BLOOD OUT DURING THE CARDIAC CYCLE; COLLECTION OF FLUID IN THE LUNGS RESULTS
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CONSTRICTION
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COMPRESSION OR NARROWING CAUSED BY CONTRACTIONAN, AS OF A VESSEL
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CORONARY ARTERY DISEASE
(CAD) |
CONDITION THAT REDUCES THE FLOW OF BLOOD AND NUTRIENTS THROUGHT THE ARTERIES OF THE HEART
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CYANOSIS
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BLUISH OR PURPLISH COLORATION, AS OF THE SKIN, CASED BY INADEQUATE OXYGENATION OF THE BLOOD
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THROMBUS
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CLOT
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DYSRHYTHMIA
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ABNORMAL HEART RHYTHM
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EMBOLUS
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MASS OF FORIEGN MATERIAL BLOCKING A VESSEL
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ENDOCARDITIS
endo(within)+card(heart)+itis(inflamation |
INFLAMATION OF THE ENDOCARDIUM
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ESSENTIAL HYPERTENSION
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HIGH BLOOD PRESSURE WITHOUT ANY KNOWN CAUSE
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FIBRILLATION
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RANDOM, IRREGULAR HEART RHYTHM
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FLUTTER
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REGULAR BUT VERY RAPID HEARTBEAT
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GALLOP
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TRIPLE SOUND OF A HEARTBEAT, USUALLY INDICATIVE OF SERIOUS HEART DISEASE
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HEMORRHOIDS
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VARICOSE CONDITION OF VEINS INT HE ANAL REGION
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HYPERTENSION
(HIGH BLOOD PRESSURE) hyper+tension |
CHRONIC CONDITION WITH BLOOD PRESSURE GREATER THAN 140/90
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HYPERTENSIVE HEART DISEASE
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HEART DISEASE CAUSED, OR WORSENED, BY HIGH BLOOD PRESSURE
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HYPOTENSION
hypo+tension |
CHRONIC CONDITION WITH BLOOD PRESSURE BELOW NORMAL
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INFARCTION
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SUDDEN DROP IN THE SUPPLY OF ARTERIAL OR VENOUS BLOOD, OFTEN DUE TO AN EMBOLUS OR THROMBUS
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MURMUR
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SOFT HEART HUMMING SOUND HEARD BETWEEN NORMAL BEATS
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MYOCARDIAL INFARCTION (MI)
myocardi(um) +al |
SUDDEN DROP IN THE SUPPLY OF BLOOD TO AND AREA OF THE HEART MUSCLE, USUALLY DUE TO A BNLOCKAGE IN A CORONARY ARTERY
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NECROSIS
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DEATH OF TISSUE OR AN ORGAN OR PART DUE TO IRREVERSIBLE DAMAGE; USUALLY A RESULT OF OXYGEN DEPRIVATION
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OCCLUSION
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THE CLOSING OF A BLOOD VESSEL
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PALPITATIONS
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UNCOMFORTABLE PULSATIONS OF THE HEART FELT AS A THUMPING IN THE CHEST
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PHLEBITIS
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INFLAMMATION OF A VEIN
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PLAQUE
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BUILDUP OF SOLID MATERIAL, SUCH AS A FATTY DEPOSIT, ON THE LINING OF AN ARTERY
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PULMONARY EDEMA
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ABNORMAL ACCUMULATION OF FLUID IN THE LUNGS
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RAYNAUD'S PHENOMENON
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SPASM IN THE ARTERIES OF THE FINGERS CAUSING NUMBNESS OR PAIN
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TACHYCARDIA
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HEART RATE GREATER THAN 100 BEATS PER MINUTE
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-OCCLUSION
thrombotic occlusion |
NARROWING
narrowing caused gy a thrombus |
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THROMBUS
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STATIONARY BLOOD CLOT IN THE CARDIOVASCULAR SYSTEM, USUALLY FORMED FROM MATTER FOUND IN THE BLOOD
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VARICOSE
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DILATED ENLARGED, OR TWISTED VEIN, USUALLY ON THE LEG
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VEGETATION
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CLOT ON A HEART VALVE OR OPENIONG, USUALLY CAUSED BY INFECTION
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ANGIOSCOPY
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INSERTION OF A FIBEROPTIC CATEHETER INTO A BLOOD VESSEL; TO VIEW THE INTERIOR OF A BLOOD VESSEL
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CARDIOPULMONARY BYPASS
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USE OF A HEART-LUNG BYPASS MACHINE DURING AN OPERATION
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-ECTOMY
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REMOVAL OF
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VALVULOPLASTY
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REPAIR OF A VALVE
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PHLEBOTOMY
VENIPUCTURE |
SMALL PUNCTURE OF A VEIN TO REMOVE BLOOD
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ANASTOMOSIS
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CONNECTING OF BLOOD VESSELS OR IMPLANTING OF DEVICES, SUCH AS PACEMAKERS
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THE DA VINCI SYSTEM
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A ROBOTIC DEVICE THAT USES A TINY CAMERA WITH MULTIPLE LENSES INSERTED INTO THE PATIENT'S CHEST PROVIDING A 3-D IMAGE OF THE HEART
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DRUG-ELUTING STENT
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STENT THAT CONTAINS MEDICATION
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GRAFT
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ANDY TISSUE OR ORGAN IMPLANTED TO REPLACE OR MEND DAMAGED AREAS
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