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| localized abnormal dilation of a vessel, usually an artery |
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| condition of being stopped or bringing to a stop |
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| loss of effective cardiac function, which results in cessation of circulation |
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| cessation of the circulation of blood due to ventricular standstill or fibrillation |
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inability of the heart to maintain a normal sinus rhythm, possibly including a rapid or slow beat or "skipping" a beat; also called dysrhythmia
inability of the heart to maintain a steady beat |
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soft blowing sound heard on auscultation; murmur
possibly due to vibrations associated with the movement of blood, valvular action, or both |
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| any disease or weakening of heart muscle that diminishes cardiac function |
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thin, flexible, hollow plastic tube that is small enough to be threaded through a vein, artery, or tubular structure
thin, flexible, hollow tube that can be inserted into a vessel or cavity (vein or artery) of the body |
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| narrowing of a vessel, especially the aorta |
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deep vein thrombosis (DVT)
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blood clot that forms in the deep veins of the body, especially those in the legs or thighs
blood clot that often forms in the legs and thighs and may lead to pulmonary thrombosis |
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| DVT that lodges in the lung |
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| calculation of how much blood a ventricle can eject with one contraction |
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| failure of the heart to supply an adequate amount of blood to tissues and organs |
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| mass of undissolved matter circulating in blood or lymphatic channels until it becomes lodged in a vessel |
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| quivering or spontaneous muscle contractions, especially of the heart, causing ineffectual contractions |
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| arrest of bleeding or circulation |
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| excessive amounts of lipids in the blood |
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| elevation of cholesterol in the blood |
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common disorder characterized by persistent elevated blood pressure
exceeding 140 mm Hg systolic or 90 mm Hg diastolic |
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| HTN with no identifiable cause |
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| most common form associated with obesity, high Na level, high cholesterol, family hx |
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| HTN that results from an identifiable, correctable cause |
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| hypertensive heart disease |
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| any heart disorder caused by prolonged HTN, including left ventricular hypertrophy, coronary artery disease, cardiac arrhythmias, and heart failure |
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| implantable cardioverterdefibrillator (ICD) |
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| implantable battery-powered device that monitors and automatically corrects ventricular tachycardia or fibrillation by sending electrical impulses to the heart |
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area of tissue that undergoes necrosis
following cessation of blood supply |
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| local and temporary deficiency of blood supply due to circulatory obstruction |
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| common and occasionally serious condition in which the leaflets of the mitral valve prolapse into the left atrium during systole causing a characteristic murmur heard on auscultation |
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| chemical radioactive material used as a tracer to follow a substance through the body or a structure |
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| sensation of the heart not beating normally, possibly including "thumping, fluttering, skipped beats, or pounding" feeling in the chest |
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| failure of the ductus arteriosus to close after birth, allowing blood to flow from the aorta into the pulmonary (lung) artery |
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circulation of blood through tissues
or the passage of fluids through vessels of an organ |
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congenital anomaly consisting of 4 elements
1. pulmonary artery stenosis
2. interventricular septal defect
3. transposition of the aorta, so that both ventricles empty into the aorta
4. right ventricular hypertrophy caused by increased workload of the right ventricle |
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| slender or threadlike device used to support tubular structures or hold arteries open during and after angioplasty |
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| blood clot that obstructs a vessel |
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| cardiac catheterization (CC) |
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| passage of a catheter into the heart through a vein or artery to provide a comprehensive evaluation of the heart |
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| electrocardiogram (ECG/EKG) |
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| graphic line recording that shows the spread of electrical excitation to different parts of the heart using small metal electrodes applied to the chest, arms, and legs |
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| inability of a valve to close completely |
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| small masses of inflammatory material found on the leaflets of valves |
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| varicose veins of the esophagus |
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| 24 hour ECG tracing taken with a small, portable recording system |
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| noninvasive diagnostic test that uses ultrasound to visualize internal cardiac structures and produce images of the heart |
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coronary angiography
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radiological examination of the blood vessels of and around the heart
angiography (radiographic imaging of heart/vessels after injecting contrast dye) to determine the degree of obstruction of the arteries that supply blood to the heart |
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agents used to treat angina
dilate blood vessels of the heart, causing an increase in the amount of oxygen delivered to the heart, and decrease venous return and arterial resistance, which decreases heart oxygen demand and relieves angina
a drug |
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drugs that have powerful lipid-lowering properties
lower cholesterol in the blood and reduce its production in the liver by blocking the enzyme that produces it
a drug |
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management of edema associated with heart failure and HTN
act on kidneys to increase excretion of water and sodium
they reduce fluid build up in the body
a drug |
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cardiac enzyme studies
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| blood test that measures troponin T, troponin I, and creatinine kinase |
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injection and detection of radioactive isotopes to create images and identify function and disease
diagnostic test that uses radiation emitted by the body after an injection of radioactive substances to create images of various organs to identify body functions and diseases |
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| ECG taken under controlled exercise stress conditions |
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ligation and stripping
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| tying of a varicose vein (ligation) followed by removal (stripping) of the affected segment |
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| surgical separation of the leaflets of the mitral valve, which have fused together at their "commissures" (points of touching) |
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removal of a small segment of an artery for diagnostic purposes
removal and examination of a segment of an arterial vessel wall to conform inflammation of the wall or arteritis, a type of vasculitis |
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| destruction of conductive tissue of the heart to interrupt abnormal conduction pathway causing the arrhythmia, thus allowing the normal heart rhythm to resume |
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| technique used to block blood flow to a site by passing a catheter to the area and injecting a synthetic material or medication specially designed to occlude the blood vessel |
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procedure that alters a vessel through surgery or dilation
surgical or dilated alteration of a vessel |
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PTCA
percutaneous transluminal coronary angioplasty
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| dilation of an occluded vessel using a balloon catheter |
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CABG
coronary artery bypass graft
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surgery that creates a bypass around a blocked segment of a coronary artery
surgical procedure that uses a vessel graft from another part of the body to bypass the blocked part of a coronary artery and restore blood supply to the heart |
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| removal of material from an occluded vessel using a specialized designed catheter fitted with a cutting or grinding device |
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| incision or puncture of a vein to remove blood or introduce fluids |
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| destruction of a blood clot |
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