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Ather/o

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Fatty substance

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Angi/o

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Vessel

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Phleb/o

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Vein

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Sphygm/o

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Pulse

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Steph/o

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Chest

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Vas/o

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Vessel, duct

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6
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-manometer

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Instrument to measure pressure

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-ole

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Small

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8
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-tension

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Pressure

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9
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-Ule

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Small

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10
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Mediastinum

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Where heart is located behind sternum on left side of chest

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Inner layer, lines heart chambers, smooth, thin layer that reduces friction as the blood passes through heart chambers

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Endocardium

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Middle layer, thick muscle, contraction of this layer develops the pressure required to pump blood through blood vessels

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Myocardium

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13
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Outer layer, forms the visceral layer of pericardial sac, fluid between layers of pericardial sac reduces friction as heart beats

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Epicardium

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Atrioventricular valve, between right atrium and ventricle, has 3 leaflets or cusps

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Tricuspid valve

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A semilunar valve, between right ventricle and pulmonary artery

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Pulmonary valve

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16
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An atrioventricular valve, between left atrium and ventricle, bicuspid valve

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Mitral valve

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Semilunar, between left ventricle and aorta

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Aortic valve

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18
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Relaxation phase of a heart beat

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Diastole

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19
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Contraction phase of heartbeat

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Systole

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20
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Where electrical pulse begins, causes wave of electricity to travel through atria and contract (systole)

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Sinoatrial (SA) nods

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21
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Second wave of electricity that is stimulated

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Atrioventricular (AV) node

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22
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Third wave of electricity

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Bundle of his

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23
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Electrical wave travels down bundle branches within inter ventricular septum

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4th wave of electricity

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24
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Last step of electrical stimulation, in ventricular myocardium, results in ventricular systole

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Purkinje fibers

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25
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Precedes atrial systole

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P wave

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26
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Precedes ventricular systole

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QRS complex

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27
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Precedes ventricular diastole

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T wave

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28
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Coronary artery supplies

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Myocardium

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29
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During ventricular systole

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Blood is under great pressure, top number of blood reading

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30
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During ventricular diastole

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Blood isn’t being pushed from heart at all, blood pressure drops to lowest point

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31
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Record of a vessel

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Angiogram

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32
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Inflammation of a vessel

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Angiitis

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33
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Surgical repair of vessel

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Angioplasty

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34
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Ruptured artery

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Arteriorrhexis

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35
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Surgical removal of fatty substance

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Atherectomy

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36
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Fatty substance tumor/ growth

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Atheroma

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37
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State of slow heart rate

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Bradycardia

38
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Enlarged heart

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Cardiomegaly

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Ruptured heart

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Cardiorrhexis

40
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Inflammation of a vein

41
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Surgical repair of a valve

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Valvoplasty

42
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Listening to sounds within body using a stethoscope

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Auscultation

43
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Area of necrotic tissue due to loss of blood supply

44
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Local and temporary deficiency of blood supply due to a circulatory obstruction

45
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Abnormal heart sound such as soft blowing sound or a harsh click

46
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To flow backwards

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Regurgitation

47
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Electrical impulse is blocked from traveling down bundle branches; results in ventricles beating at different rate than atria

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Bundle branch block (BBB)

48
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Myocardial disease, may be caused by viral infection, congestive heart failure, or alcoholism

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Cardiomyopathy

49
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Left ventricle muscle is too weak to efficiently pump blood, results in weakness, breathlessness, and edema

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Congestive heart failure (CHF)

50
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Inflammation of lining membranes of heart; if cause is bacterial may have a bacterial colony form, called vegetation

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Endocarditis

51
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Extremely serious arrhythmia characterized by quivering of heart fibers, cardiac arrest and death can occur

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Fibrillation

52
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Arrhythmia in which atria beat to rapidly, but in a regular pattern

53
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Cusps are too loose and fail to shut tightly, allowing regurgitation

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Heart valve prolapse

54
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Cusps are too stiff, unable to shut tightly, allowing regurgitation

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Heart valve stenosis

55
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Occlusion of coronary artery; heart attack

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Myocardial infarction (MI)

56
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Weakness and ballooning of arterial wall; commonly seen in abdominal and cerebral arteries

57
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Hardening and loss of elasticity of arterial walls, often due to atherosclerosis

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Arteriosclerosis

58
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Liquid plaques form in arterial wall

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Atherosclerosis

59
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Obstruction of blood vessel by blood clot that has broken off from a thrombus in another site

60
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High blood pressure

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Hypertension (HTN)

61
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Low blood pressure

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Hypotension

62
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Congenital heart anomaly where fetal connection between pulmonary artery and aorta fails to close at birth

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Patent ductus arteriosus (PDA)

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Blood clot within a blood vessel, may partially or completely occlude blood vessel

64
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Blood test measures amount of cholesterol and triglycerides in blood; indicator of atherosclerosis risk

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Serum lipoprotein level

65
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Xrays taken after injection of opaque dye into blood vessel

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Angiography

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Nuclear scan using radioactive thallium, especially useful in determining myocardial damage

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Cardiac scan

67
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Using ultrasound to watch blood flow through vessels to see velocity, indicates clots or thromboses

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Doppler ultrasonography

68
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Use of ultrasound to visualize internal cardia structures especially valves

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Echocardiography

69
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Xray of veins, identify thrombus

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Venography

70
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Balloon catheter is inserted through skin into coronary artery; inflated to dilate the narrow blood vessel

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Percutaneous transluminal coronary angioplasty (PTCA)

71
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Produce vasodilation to decrease blood pressure

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ACE inhibitor drugs, lotensin, capoten

72
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Reduces or prevents cardiac arrhythmias

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Tambocor, corvert

73
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Prevents blood clot formation

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Anticoagulant, warfarin, Coumadin

74
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Reduces blood cholesterol level

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Antilipidemic, cholestyramine

75
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Decreases force of heart beat to treat hypertension, angina, or CHF

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Calcium channel blocker, cardizem, procardia

76
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Contracts smooth muscle in wall of blood vessel to raise blood pressure

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Vasoconstrictor, aramine

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Relaxes smooth muscle in wall of vessel to reduce blood pressure and increase blood flow to ischemic area

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Vasodilator, nitro-dur, vasodilan

78
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AFB

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Atrial fibrillation

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AMI

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Acute myocardial 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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Arteriosclerotic heart disease

83
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CC

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Cardiac catheterization, chief complaint

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CPK

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Creatine phosphokinase

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MR

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Mitral regurgitation

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MS

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Mitral stenosis

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MVP

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Mitral valve prolapse

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S1

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First heart sound

89
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PAC

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Premature atrial contraction

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SK

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Streptokinase

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Vfib

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Ventricular fibrillation

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VSD

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Ventricular septal defect

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VT

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Ventricular tachycardia

Vet Med Term (11 decks)

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