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| Localized bulging or ballooning of the wall of an arty. Occur when an artery wall becomes weakened. If large enough it can compress adjacent structures or may rupture. |
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| Chest pain or discomfort. Symptom, not a disorder, usually of coronary artery disease. |
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| Irregular heartbeat caused by defects in the hearts conducting system. |
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| Abnormally slow but regular heart rate (less than 60 beats per minute). Symptoms include weakness, dizziness, and shortness of breath. |
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| Abnormally fast but regular heart rate (greater than 100 beats per minute). |
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| Rapid uncoordinated heartbeat. Occur when contraction of the myocardium in heart chambers is asynchronous, producing a chamber that quivers rather than contracts. Ventricular fibrillation is a medical emergency. |
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| Congenital narrowing of the aorta. Reduces blood flow to tissues in the lower region of the body and forces the ventricle to work harder. |
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| Condition in which plaques made of cholesterol and calcium build up in the walls of coronary arteries. Leading cause of death in men and women. |
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| Progressive disease of plaque formation in arteries. |
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| Coronary Artery Bypass Grafting |
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| Procedure in which a blood vessel from another part of the body is surgically attached to a coronary artery to bypass an area of blockage. |
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| Blue tint to skin and mucous membranes produced by oxygen deficiency in systemic blood. |
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| Bleeding, either internal or external, resulting from trauma or rupture of blood vessels. |
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| Localized tissue death due by lack of arterial blood supply. It is the end result of ischemia. |
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| Death of areas of myocardium due to coronary artery disease-- commonly referred to as heart attack. |
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| Decrease in blood flow to organs or tissues caused by complete or partial blockage of an artery. |
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| Opening in the septum that separates the right and left sides of the heart. |
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| A hole in the interatrial septum caused by failure of the fetal ovale to close completely after birth. |
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| Ventricular Septal Defect |
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| Caused by incomplete development of the interventricular septum-- usually the membranous portion. Most common type of congenital birth defect. |
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| Disorders involving valves of the heart that impact the heart's ability to pump blood effectively to the lungs or tissues of the body and cause the heart to work harder. |
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| Failure of the valve cusps to open fully. Oftentimes the cusps fuse together, producing a narrow central opening. |
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| Failure of the valve to close completely, usually produced by inflammation that causes enlargement of cusps or scarring of the edges of cusps. |
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