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| "localized weak spot, balloon-like enlargement, of the wall of an artery" |
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| inflammation of a blood or lymph vessel |
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| episodes of sever chest pain due to inadequate blood flowto the myocardium |
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| narrowing of a blood vessels |
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| medication to control irregularities of the heartbeat |
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| slows coagulation and prevents new clots from forming |
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| med to lower blood pressure |
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| characterized by an absence of all formed blood elements |
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| surgical removal of plaque from the interior lining of an artery |
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| "characteristic of atherosclerosis, deposit of plaque within the arterial walls" |
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| hardening and narrowing of the arteries caused by a buildup of cholesterol plaques |
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| automated external defibrillator |
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| "defibrillator designed for use by nonprofessionals, automatically samples electricalrhythms of heart and externally shocks the heart to restore a normal cardiac rhythm" |
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| abnormally slow heartbeat |
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| change in the rhythm of the heartbeat; dysrhythmia |
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| diagnostic procedure in which a catheter is passed into a vein or artery and then guided into the heart |
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| abnormal enlargement of the heart |
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| waxy fat like substance that travels in the blood in packages called lipoproteins |
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| use of electrical shock to restore the heart's normal rhythm;cardioversion |
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| digital subtraction angiography |
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| diagnostic technique that combines video with computer-assited enhancements of images obtained by conventional angiography |
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| any pathologic condition of the cellular element of the blood |
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| record produced by electrocardiography |
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| sudden blockage of a blood vessel by an embolus |
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| "foreign object, such as a blood clot, quantity of air or gas, or a bit of tissue or tumor that is circulating in the blood" |
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| surgical removal of the lining of an artery that is clogged with plaque |
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| inflammation of the inner lining of the heart |
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| benign tumor made up of newly formed blood vessels |
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| genetic disorder in which the intestines absorb too much iron. |
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| red blood cells are destroyed more rapidly than the bone marrow can replace them |
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| destruction of erythrocytes that occurs when a patient receives a transfusion of mismatched blood; transfusion reaction |
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| to stop or control bleeding |
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| deficiency of blood passing through an organ or body part |
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| group of cardiac disabilities resulting from an insufficient supply of oxygenated blood to the heart that are usually associated with coronary artery disease |
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| malignancy characterized by a progressive increase in the number of abnormal leukocytes |
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| blood disorder in which red blood cells are larger than normal |
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| progressive condition of dysfunctional bone marrow that may eventually developed into leukemia |
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| occlusion of one or more coronary arteries resulting in an infarct of the affected myocardium; heart attack |
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| inflammation of the myocardium |
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| lowblood pressure that occurs in a standing posture; postural hypotension |
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| pounding or racing heart with or without irregularit in rhythm |
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| paroxysmal atrial tachycardia |
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| episode that begins and ends abruptly during which there are very rapid and regular heartbeats that originate in the atrium |
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| "autoimmune disorder in which the red blood cells are abnormally formed, due to an inability to absorb vitamin B" |
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| "removal of whole blood from the body, separation of its cellular elements, and reinfusion of these cellular elements suspended in saline or a plasma substitute." |
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| inflammation involving several arteries at the same time |
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| "intermittent attacks of pallor, cyanosis, and redness of the fingers and toes" |
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| systemic disease caused by spread of microorganisms and their toxins via circulating blood; blood poisoning |
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| abnormally rapid heartbeat |
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| flow of blood through heart during activity is assed through use of radionuclide thallium during stress test |
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| abnormal condition of having a thrombus |
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| blocking of an artery by a thrombus |
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| blood clot attached to the interior wall of an artery or vein |
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| tissue plasminogen activator |
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| thrombolytic that is administered to certain patients having a heart attack or stroke. |
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| surgical repair or replacement of a heart valve |
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| inflammation of a heart valve |
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| "abnormally swollen veins, usually occurring in the legs" |
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| constricts the blood vessels |
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| dilates the blood vessels |
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