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15 Cards in this Set
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Myocardial infarction
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sudden death of heart muscle and replacement with scar tissue
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Cardiomyopathy
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detioration of heart wall or abnormal thickening of interventricular septum
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Cardiac tamponade
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pericardial cavity fills with fluid and compresses the heart
blunt force injury |
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Rheumatic fever
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bacterial infection that triggers antibodies which can damage bicuspid and aortic valves
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septal defects
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holes in interventricular and interatrial septums
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coarctation of the aorta
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segment that is too narrow
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mitral valve prolapse
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portion of mitral valve is pushed back into the left atrium during ventricuar systole
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aortic stenosis
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narrowing of aortic valve
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ventricular fibrillation
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action potential arrive at different parts of the myocardium at different times
blood not pumped, doesn't flow MI occurs defibrillation |
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SA node disease/damage
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fails to set pace for heart contractions
AV node takes over at slower pace 40-60 bpm |
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premature ventricular contractions
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action potentials initiated independent of SA noce
abnormal heart beats |
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ischemia
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blood supple to area of heart wall is interrupted because of blood clot in one of the coronary arteries
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Arrhythmia
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abnormal, irregular heart beat due to faulty production of electrical impulses or poor conduction of heart
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heart block
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failure of cardiac conduction system to transmut signals
missed beats, reduced rate |
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Tetralogy of Fallot
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interventricular septal defect
aorta emerges from both ventricles narrowed pulmonary valve enlarged right ventricle |
