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Cardiovascular means

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pertaining to the heart and blood vessels

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The structures surrounding the heart

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Pericardium

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Paricardium is a

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Double-walled membrane that surrounds the heart

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The three walls of the heart and where they are located

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Epicardium= external layer
Myocardium= middle layer
Endocardium= inner layer

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Coronary vessels

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Blood vessels that deliver blood to and take blood from the heart

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Coronary occlusion means and can lead to

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blockage of coronary vessels which may lead to ischemia which in tern can lead to necrosis

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Ischemia

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A deficiency in blood supply to an area

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Necrosis meaning

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Tissue death

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Infract meaning

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An area of necrosis caused by an interrupted blood supply

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Artria

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Superior chambers of the heart

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Ventricles

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Inferior chamber of the heart

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Septum

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A separating wall

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Apex

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The tip of the heart

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Valve

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Membranous fold

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Arrythmia

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Abnormal heart rythym

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Systole

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Contraction

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Diastole

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Relaxation

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Asystole

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Without contraction or lack of heart activity

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Bradycardia

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Abnormally slow heartbeat

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Tachycardia

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Abnormally fast heartbeat

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Electrocardiogram

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The record of electrical activity of the myocardium

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Electrocardiography

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The process of recording electrical activity of the heart

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Auscultation

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Listening to body sounds with a stethescope

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Murmur

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Abnormal sound associated with turbulent blood flow

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Stenosis
Narrowing
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Combining form for vessels
angi/o or vas/o
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Lumen
Opening of blood vessels through which blood flows
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Constriction
Narrowing the lumen
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Dilation
Widening of the lumen
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Arteries are
blood vessels that carry blood away from the heart
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Smaller arteries are
arterioles
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Capillaries are
Single cell thick vessels that connect the arterial and venous systems
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Perfusion
Blood flow through tissue
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Veins are
blood vessels that carry blood towards the heart
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Blood tension is the
Tension exerted by blood on the arterial walls
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Combining form for pressure or tension
tensi/o
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Pulse is the
Rhythmic expansion and contraction of an artery produced by pressure
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Sphygmomanometer measures
Blood pressure
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Angiography means
Radiographic study of the blood vessels
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Aneurysm means
Localized balloon like enlargement of artery
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Carditis means
Inflammation of the heart
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Embolism means
Blockage of a vessel by a foreign object
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Endocarditis means
Inflammation of the endocardium
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Hypercapnia means
Above-normal levels of CO2
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Hypoxia means
Below-normal O levels
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Thrombosis means
Abnormal condition in which a blood clot develops in a vessel
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Vasculitis means
Inflammation of blood or lymph vessels
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Defibrillation means
Electrical shock to restore heart rhythm
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Hemostasis means
Control or stoppage of bleeding
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Idiopathic means
Of unknown cause
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Introgenic means
Produced by treatment
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Bp stands for
Blood pressure
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CPR stands for
Cardiopulmonary resuscitation
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ECG stands for
Electrocardiogram or electrocardiograph
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AF
Atirial fibrulation
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ASD
Artial septa defect
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AV
Atrioventricular
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CVP
Central venous pressure
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LV
Left ventrical
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MM
Mucus membrane
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MS
Mitral stenosis
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PDA
Patent ductus arterioles
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PMI
Point of maximal intesity
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PVC
Premature ventricular complex
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RV
Right ventricle
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SA
Sinoatrial
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VSD
Ventricular septal defect
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VT
Ventricular tachycardia

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