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| abnormal reduction in number |
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| a catheter is passed into the heart through a blood vessel to examine the condition of the heart and surrounding blood vessels |
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inability of the heart to pump enough blood through the body to supply tissues and organs
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surgical technique to bring new blood supply to heart muscles detouring around blocked arteries
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condition of narrowing of the arteries that supply the heart
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| sudden blocking of an artery by foreign matter, carried in the blood current to the place where it blocks circulation |
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| myocardial infraction (heart attack) |
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