Chapter 9 Flashcards
(168 cards)
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vascular refers to
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blood vessels
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the left side of the heart handles (patients left) _____
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oxygen rich blood
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the right side of the heart (patients right) handles _____
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carbon dioxide rich blood
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septum
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thick wall of muscle that divides the left and right sides of the heart
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mitral valve
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connects the left atrium to the left ventricle
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aortic valve
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connects the left ventricle to the aorta
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valvulo
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valve
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tricuspid valve
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connects the right atrium to the right ventricle
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pulmonic valve
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connects the right ventricle and the pulmonary artery
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the purpose of a valve is to____
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make sure blood does not flow backwards
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the heart has ___ valves
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pulmonary artery
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the outgoing blood vessel on the right hand side that brings oxygen poor blood back to the lungs
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arteries
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outing blood vessels (ex: pulmonary artery and aorta)
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atrio
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atrium (upper chamber)
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septo
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septum
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ventriculo
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ventricle (lower chamber)
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cardio
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heart
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corono
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heart
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capillaries
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tiny vessels where oxygen and other nutrients pass out into the tissues and they give back their waste
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veins carry what kind of blood
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oxygen poor back to the heart (right atrium)
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all of the veins collect into the _______ and _____ ____ ____
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superior and inferior vena cava
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pulmonary vein
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dumps oxygen rich blood from the lungs into the left atrium to be sent back out to the body
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angio
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vessel
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vaso
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vessel
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vasculo
vessel
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aorto
aorta
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arterio
artery
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arteries carry _____ blood
oxygen rich blood
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veins carry _____ blood
oxygen poor blood
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athero
fatty plaque
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phlebo
vein
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veno
vein
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angina pectoris
oppressive pain in the chest caused by irregular blood flow
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arrhythmia
irregular heartbeat
| no/rhythm/condition
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dysrhythmia
irregular heartbeat
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palpitation
rapid or irregular beating of the heart
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pectoralgia
chest pain
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aortalgia
pain in the aorta
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diaphoresis
profuse sweating
| through/carry
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hemorrhage
loss of blood
| blood/burst forth
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-phoresis
carry
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-rrhage
burst forth
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phlebalgia
pain in a vein
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endocardium
tissue lining the inside of the heart
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- ium
tissue
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epicardium
tissue lining the outside of the heart
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epi-
upon
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myocardium
heart muscle tissue
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pericardium
tissue around the heart
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peri-
around
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vena cava
large-diameter vein that gathers blood from the body and returns it to the heart
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bradycardia
slow heartbeat
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-ia
condition
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cardiomegaly
enlarged heart
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murmur
abnormal heart sound
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tachycardia
paid heartbeat
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aortic stenosis
narrowing of the aorta
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arteriorrhexis
rupture of an artery
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-rrhexis
rupture
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arteriosclerosis
hardening of an artery
| artery+hard+condition
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atherosclerosis
hardening of an artery due to a buildup of fatty plaque
| fatty plaque+hard+condition
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embolus
mass of matter present in the blood
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embolism
blockage in a blood vessel caused by an embolus
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ischemia
blockage of blood flow to an organ
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occlusion
closing of blockage of a passage
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thrombus
blood clot
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varicose veins
an enlarged, dilated vein toward the surface of the skin
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angiogram
record of blood vessels
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angiography
procedure to describe blood vessels
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arteriogram
record of an artery
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-gram
record
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cardiac catheterization
process of inserting a tube (catheter) into the heart
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echocardiogram
image of the heart produced using sound waves; the same procedure as an ultrasound performed on pregnant women but instead it is performed on a heart
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echocardiography
use of sound waves to produce an image of that heart; the procedure
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electrocardiogram
record of the electrical currents of the heart
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electrocardiography
procedure for recording the electrical currents of the heart
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trans-esophageal echocardiogram
record of the heart using sound waves performed by inserting the transducer into the esophagus
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venogram
record of a vein
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blood pressure
the force exerted by blood on the walls of the blood vessels
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cardiologist
heart specialist
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cardiology
branch of medicine dealing with the heart
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cardiovascular
pertaining to the heart and blood vessels
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cyanosis
appearance of blue skin due to low oxygen in the blood
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hypotension
dangerously low blood pressure
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systole
the phase of the heartbeat when the heart muscle contracts and pumps blood from the chambers into the arteries; first number of a blood pressure reading
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diastole
pressure on the vessels when the heart is relaxed and filling with blood; the second number of a blood pressure reading
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hypertension
dangerously high blood pressure
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S1
the first heart sound in the heart beat; closing of the valves between the atria and ventricles; represents the beginning of the systole
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S2
systole ends with the closing of the pulmonary and aortic values, which create the second heart beat (S2)
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stenosis
when the flow through the valves is tight
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regurgitation
when blood flows the wrong way direction through the valves
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angiogram
injecting dye into the blood and viewing the results using x-ray to loo at blood vessels
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ectasia
dilation of a vessel
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atrial septal defect (ASD)
flaw in the septum that divides the two atria of the heart
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cardiac arrest
cessation of functional circulation
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cardiomyopathy
disease of the heart muscle
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congenital heart defect
flaw in the structure of the heart at birth
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congestive heart failure
heart failure characterized by the heart cavity being unable to pump all the blood out of itself
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endocarditis
inflammation of the tissue lining the inside of the heart
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myocardial infarction
death of the heart muscle tissue
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myocardial ischemia
blockage of blood to the heart muscle
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myocarditis
inflammation of the heart muscle
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pericarditis
inflammation of the tissue around the heart
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ventricular septal defect (VSD)
flaw in the septum that divides the two ventricles of the heart
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aneurysm
bulge in a blood vessel
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angioma
blood vessel tumor
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arteriopathy
disease of the arteries
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arteritis
inflammation of the arteries
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deep vein thrombosis
formation of a blood clot in a vein deep in the body most commonly the leg
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hypertension
high blood pressure
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hypotension
low blood pressure
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phlebitis
inflammation of the veins
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thrombophlebitis
inflammation of vein caused by a clot
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ventricular fibrillation
the main squeezing muscle fibers of the heart do not coordinate and therefore no blood flows...often causes death
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cardiomyopathy
muscle fibers of the heart of not work as well as they are supposed to
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cardiac insufficiency
when the hear may cease to function properly in general
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dilated
heart muscle that is too floppy
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restrictive
heart muscle that is too tight
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congestive
heart muscle that is too weak
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hypertrophic
heart muscle that is too thick
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pericardial effusion
collection of fluid around the heart in the pericardium; often caused by pericarditis
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cholesterol
floating fat in the blood
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antianginal
drug that prevents or relieves the symptoms of angia pectoris
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antiarrhythmic
drug that opposes an irregular heartbeat
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anticoagulant
drug that opposes the coagulation of the blood
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antihypertensive
drug that opposes high blood pressure
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thrombolytic
drug that breaks down clots
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vasoconstrictor
drug that constricts or narrows the diameter of a blood vessel
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vasodilator
drug that causes the relaxation or expansions of a blood vessel
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vasopressor
drug that constricts or narrows the diameter of a blood vessel
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cardiopulmonary bypass
procedure that temporarily circulates and oxygenates a patients blood during the portion of heart surgery where the heart is stopped
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cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR)
basic life support (you're not actually bringing back to life)
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cardioversion
returning a heart to normal rhythm
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coronary artery bypass graft (CABG)
borrowed piece of blood vessel used to bypass a locked artery in the heart
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percutaneous coronary intervention
alternate treatment for a coronary artery that passes instruments up a patient's blood vessels into the heart
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valvotomoy
invision into the heart valve
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valvuloplasty
surgical reconstruction of a heart valve
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angioplasty
surgical reconstruction of a vessel
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angiorrhaphy
suture of a vessel
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-rrhaphy
suture
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aortorrhaphy
suture of the aorta
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arteriorrhaphy
suture of an artery
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atherectomy
surgical removal of fatty plaque within an artery
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endarterectomy
surgical removal of the inside of an artery
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phlebectomy
surgical removal of a vein
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cardiothoracic surgery
curing open the patient's chest to get access to the heart
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anastomosis
creating an alternate blood vessel route
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balloon angioplasy
when a balloon is inflated and to crush a buildup
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stent
when a mesh tube is interted
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atherectomy
buildup is destroyed
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A-fib
atrial fibrillation
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ASD
atrial septal defect
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BP
blood pressure
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CABG
coronary artery bypass graft
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CHF
congestive heart failure
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DVT
deep vein thrombosis
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ECHO
echocardiogram
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EKG
electrocardiogram
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HTN
hypertension
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MI
myocardial infarction
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MRA
magnetic resonance angiography
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MVP
mitral valve prolapse
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NSR
normal sinus rhythm
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PCI
percutaneous coronary intervention
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SCA
sudden cardiac arrest
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SV
stroke volume
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TEE
trans esophageal echocardiogram
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VSD
ventricular septal defect
