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Pulmonary Artery |
a blood vessel that carries oxygen-poor blood from heart to lungs |
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Angina |
chest pain relieved with nitroglycerin |
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Cardiac Arrhythmia |
fibrillation |
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Petechiae |
small, pinpoint hemorrhages |
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Systole |
contraction phase of the heartbeat |
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Mitral Valve |
located between the left upper and lower chambers of the heart |
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Pericardium |
sac like membrane surrounding the heart |
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Sinoatrial Node |
sensitive tissue in the right atrium wall that begins the heartbeat |
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Coronary Arteries |
blood vessels branching from the aorta to carry oxygen rich blood to the heart muscle |
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Cardiomyopathy |
disease of the heart muscle |
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Phlebitis |
inflammation of the vein |
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Sphygmomanometer |
instrument to measure blood pressure |
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Aneurysm |
a local widening of an artery |
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Cyanosis |
bluish coloration of the skin |
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Ischemia |
can lead to myocardial infraction, blood is held back from an area, can be caused by thrombotic occlusion of a blood vessel and may be a result of coronary artery disease |
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ECHO-echocardiogram |
high frequency sound waves are transmitted into the chest |
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Phlebotomy |
incision of a vein |
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Endarterectomy |
removal of plaque from an artery |
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Holter Monitor |
an EKG taken during daily activity (electrocardiogram) |
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Mitral Valve Prolapse |
click-murmur syndrome |
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Tetralogy of Fallot |
four separate congenital heart defects |
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Paten means |
Open |
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Idiopathic |
the cause of essential hypertension |
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Digitalis |
drug used to strengthen the heartbeat |
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Serum Enzymes |
CK-creatine kinase, LD-lactate dehydrogenase, and AST-aspartate aminotransferase (SGOT)-serum glutamic oxaloacetic transaminase |
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