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1
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angi/o

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vessel

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aort/o

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aorta

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ateri/o

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artery

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arteriol/o

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arteriole

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ather/o

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fatty substances

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atri/o

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atrium

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bi/o

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life

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cardi/o

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heart

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coron/o

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heart

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corpor/o

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body

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cutane/o

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skin

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duct/o

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to bring

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electr/o

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electricity

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embol/o

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plug

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fibrin/o

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fibers

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hem/o

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blood

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isch/o

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to hold back

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lip/o

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fat

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my/o

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muscle

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myocardi/o

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heart muscle

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aed

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automated external defribrillator

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af

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atrial fibrillation

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ami

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acute myocardio infarction

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as

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arteriosclerosis

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asd

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atrial septal defect

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ashd

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ateriosclerotic heart disease

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av

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atrioventricular

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bbb

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bundle branch block

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bp

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blood pressure

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bpm

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beats per minute

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cabg

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coronary artery bypass graft

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32
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cad

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coronary artery disease

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33
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cath

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catheterization

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34
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cc

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cardiac catheterization

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35
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ccu

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coronary care unit

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36
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ccu

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congestive heart failure

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ck

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creatine kinase

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38
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coa

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coarctation of the aorta

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39
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cp

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chest pain

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cpr

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cardiopulmonary resuscitation

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csd

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congenital septal defect

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42
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cv

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cardiovascular

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dvt

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deep vein thrombosis

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ecc

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extracorporeal circulation

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ecg, ekg

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electrocardiogram

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echo

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echocardiography

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fib

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fibrillation

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htn

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hypertension

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icd

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implantable cardioverter-defibrillator

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icu

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intensive care unit

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iv

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intravenous

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lvh

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left-ventricular hypertrophy

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mi

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myocardial infarction, mitral insuffciency

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mm hg

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millimeters of mercury

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ortho

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straight

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pectoro

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chest

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periphero

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away from

58
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phlebo

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vein

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pulmono

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lung

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sclero

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hard

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septo

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a wall

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sono

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sound

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sphygmo

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pulse

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stetho

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chest

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thrombo

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clot

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valvo

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valve

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valvulo

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valve

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varico

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dilated vein

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vaso

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vessel

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vasculo

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blood vessel

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veno

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vein

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ventriculo

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ventricle

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venulo

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venule

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ac

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pertaining to

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al

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pertaining to

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ar

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pertaining to

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ary

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pertaining to

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carida

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heart conditon

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eal

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pertaining to

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ectomy

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surgical removal

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gram

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record

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graphy

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process of recording

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ia

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condition

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ic

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pertaining to

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itis

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inflammation

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logy

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study of

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lytic

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destruction

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monometer

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instrument to measure pressure

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megaly

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enlarged

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ole

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small

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oma

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mass

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ose

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pertaining to

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pathy

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disease

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plasty

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surgical repair

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pressor

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to press down

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rrhexis

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rupture

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sclerosis

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hardening

98
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scope

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instrument for viewing

99
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spasm

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involuntary muscle contraction

100
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stenosis

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narrowing

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tension

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pressure

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therapy

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treatment

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tic

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pertaining to

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tonic

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pertaining to tone

105
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ule

A

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