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Ch 11 Cardiovascular Flashcards

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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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arter/o, arteri/o

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artery

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ather/o

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yellowish plaque, fatty substance (athere means porridge in Greek)

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atri/o

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atrium, upper heart chamber

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brachi/o

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arm

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cardi/o

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heart

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cholesterol/o

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cholesterol

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coron/o

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heart

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cyan/o

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blue

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myx/o

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mucus

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ox/o

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oxygen

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pericardi/o

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pericardium

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phleb/o

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vein

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rrhythm/o

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rhythm

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sphygm/o

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pulse

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steth/o

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chest

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thromb/o

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clot

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valvul/o, valv/o

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valve

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vas/o

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vessel

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vascul/o

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vessel

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ven/o, ven/i

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vein

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ventricul/o

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ventricle, lower heart chamber

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24
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AAA

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abdominal aortic aneurysm

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25
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ACS

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acute coronary syndrome

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AF

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atrial fibrillation

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AI

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aortic insufficiency

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AMI

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acute myocardial infarction

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29
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AS

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aortic stenosis

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30
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ASD

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atrial septal defect

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31
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ASHD

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arteriosclerotic heart disease

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32
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AV

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atrioventricular

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33
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BBB

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bundle branch block

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34
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BP

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blood pressure

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35
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CABG

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coronary artery bypass graft

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36
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CAD

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coronary artery disease

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37
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CCU

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coronary care unit

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38
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CHD

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coronary heart disease

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39
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CHF

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congestive heart failure

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40
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CPR

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cardiopulmonary resuscitation

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41
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CVP

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central venous pressure

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42
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CVS

A

cardiovascular system

43
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DOE

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dyspnea on exertion

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DVT

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deep vein thrombosis

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ECG/EKG

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electrocardiogram

46
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ECHO

A

echocardiography

47
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HDL

A

high-density lipoproteins

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HTN

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hypertension

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IABP

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intra-aortic balloon pump

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IVC

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inferior vena cava

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LAD

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left anterior descending (coronary artery)

52
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LDL

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low-density lipoproteins

53
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LVH

A

let ventricular hypertrophy

54
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MI

A

myocardial infarction

55
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NSTEMI

A

non-ST elevation myocardial infarction

56
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PAD

A

peripheral artery disease

57
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PD

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posterior descending (coronary artery)

58
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PCI

A

percutaneous coronary intervention

59
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PDA

A

patent ductus arteriosus

60
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PTCA

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percutatneous transluminal coronary angioplasty

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PVD

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peripheral vascular disease

62
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RCA

A

right coronary artery

63
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RHD

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rheumatic heart diease

64
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RVH

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right ventricular hypertrophy

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SA

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sinoatrial

66
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SOB

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shortness of breath

67
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STEMI

A

ST elevation myocardial infarction

68
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SVT

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supraventricular tachycardia

69
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UA

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unstable angina

70
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VF

A

ventricular fibrillation

71
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VSD

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ventricular septal defect

72
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VT

A

ventricular tachycardia

73
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xray imaging of blood vessels after injection of contrast material

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angiography

74
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xray imaging of arteries after injection of contrast via a catheter into the aorta or an arterty

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arteriography

75
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3D xray images of heart and coronary arteries using computed tomography (64 slice CT scanner)

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computed tomography angiography (CTA)

76
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video equipment and a computer produce xray images of blood vessels

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digital subtraction angiography (DSA)

77
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electron and beams and CT identify calcium deposits in and around coronary arteries to diagnose early CAD

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electron beam computed tomography (EBCT or EBT)

78
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score derived to indicate future risk of heart attack and stroke

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coronary artery calcium score

79
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sound waves measure blood flow within blood vessels

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doppler ultrasound studies

80
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combines Doppler and conventional ultrasound to allow physicians to image the structure of blood vessels and measure speed of blood flow

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duplex ultrasound

81
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echoes generated by high-frequency sound waves produce images of the heart

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echocardiography (ECHO)

82
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transducer placed in the esophagus provides ultrasound and Doppler information

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transesophageal echocardiography (TEE)

83
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images show blood flow and myocardial function following uptake of radioative glucose

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positron emission tomography (PET) scan

84
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injected intravenously and taken up in cardiac tissue, where it is detected by scanning

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technetium Tc 99m sestamibi sccan

85
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concentration of radioactive thallium is measured to give info about blood supply to the heart muscle

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thallium 201 scan

86
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images of the heart are produced using radiowave energy in a magnetic field

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cardiac MRI

87
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type of MRI giving highly detailed images of blood vessels

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magnetic resonance angiography (MRA)

88
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thin, flexible tube guided into the heart via a vein or an artery

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cardiac catheterization

89
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recording of electricity flowing through the heart

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electrocardiography (ECG)

90
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continuous monitoring of a patient’s heart rhythm

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telemetry

91
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an ECG device worn during a 24 hour period to detect cardiac arrhythmias

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holter monitoring

92
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exercise tolerance test (ETT) that determines heart’s response to physical exertion

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stress test

93
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brief delivery of radiofrequency energy to destroy areas of heart tissue that may cause arrhythmias

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catheter ablation

94
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arteries and veins are anastomosed to coronary arteries to detour around blockages

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coronary artery bypass grafting (CABG)

95
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brief discharges of electricity applied across the chest to stop dysrhythmias (ventricular fibrillation)

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defibrillation

96
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technique to lower energy to treat atrial fibrillation, atrial flutter, and supraventricular tachycardia

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cadioversion

97
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surgical removal of plaque from the inner layer of an artery

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endarterectomy

98
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heart lung machine diverts blood from the heart and lungs while the heart is repaired

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extracorporeal circulation

99
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donor heart transferred to recipient

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heart transplantation

100
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booster pump implanted in the abdomen with a cannula to the left ventricle

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left ventricular assist device (LVAD)

101
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balloon tipped catheter inserted into a coronary artery to open the artery; stents are put in place

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percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI)

102
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drugs to dissolve clots injected into the bloodstream of patients with coronary thrombosis

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thrombolytic therapy

103
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placement of a balloon expendable aortic heart valve into the vody via catheter

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transcatheter aortic valve replacement (TAVR)

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