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25 Cards in this Set
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Aneurysm
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A sac formed by a local widening of the wall of an artery or a vein, usually caused by injury or disease
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Artificial Pacemaker
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An electronic device that stimulates impulse initiation within the heart
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Cardiomyopathy
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Disease of the heart muscle that may be caused by a biral infection, a parasitic infection, or overconsumption of alcohol
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Catherization
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The process of inserting a catheter into the heart or the urinary bladder
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Cholesterol
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A waxy, fat-like substance in the bloodstream of all animals.
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Claudication
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The process of lameness, limping, may result from inadequate blood supply to the muscles in the leg
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Coronary bypass
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A surgical procedure performed to increase blood flow to the myocardium by using a section of the saphenous vein or internal mammary artery to bypass the obstructed or occluded coronary artery
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Dysrhythmia
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An adnormal, difficult, or bad rhythm
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Fibrillation
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Quivering of muscle fiber; may be atrial or ventricular
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Flutter
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A condition of the heartbeat in which the contractions become extremely rapid
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Heart Transplant
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The surgical process of transferring the heart from a donor to patient
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Infarction
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Process of develpment of an infarct, which is necrosis of tissue resulting from obstruction of blood flow
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Korotkoff sounds
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Tapping sounds heard during auscultation of blood pressure
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Laser Angioplasty
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The use of light beams to clear a path through a blocked artery
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Lubb-Dupp
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The two separate heart sounds that can be heard with the use of a stethoscope
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Murmur
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A soft blowing or rasping sound heard by ausculation of various parts of the body, especially in the region of the heart
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Palpitation
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Rapid throbbing or fluttering of the heart
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Rheumatic heart disease
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Endocarditis or valvular heart disease as a result of complications of acute rheumatic fever
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Echocardiography
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A noninvasive ultrasound method for evaluating the heart for valvular or structural defects and coronary artery disease
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Hypotension
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Low blood pressure
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Ischemia
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A condition in which there is a lack of blood supply to a part caused by constriction or obstruction of blood vessels
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Phlebitis
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Inflammation of a vein
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Vasospasm
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Contraction of a blood vessel
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Vasotripsy
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The crushing of a blood vessel to arrest hemorrhaging
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Bruit
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Noise, a sound of venous or arterial origin heard on auscultation
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