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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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arteri/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 substance

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atri/o

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atrium

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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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embol/o

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plug

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fibrin/o

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fibers

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isch/o

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to hold back

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myocardi/o

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heart muscle

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phleb/o

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vein

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sept/o

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wall

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son/o

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sound

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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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valv/o

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valve

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valvul/o

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valve

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varic/o

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dilated vein

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vascul/o

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blood vessel

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vas/o

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vessel

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ven/o

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vein

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ventricul/o

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ventricle

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venul/o

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venule

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-cardia

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heart condition

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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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-pressor

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to press down

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-spasm

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involuntary muscle contraction

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-tension

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pressure

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-tonic

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pertaining to tone

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-ule

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small

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di-

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two

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bi/o

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life

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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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hem/o

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blood

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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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orth/o

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straight

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pector/o

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chest

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peripher/o

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away from center

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pulmon/o

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lung

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scler/o

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hard

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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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-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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-megaly

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enlarged

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-oma

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mass

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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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-rrhexis

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rupture

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-sclerosis

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hardening

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-scope

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instrument for viewing

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-stenosis

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narrowing

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-therapy

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treatment

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a-

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without

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anti-

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against

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brady-

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slow

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de-

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without

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endo-

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inner

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extra-

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outside of

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hyper-

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excessive

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hypo-

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insufficient

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inter-

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between

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intra-

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within

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per-

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through

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peri-

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around

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poly-

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many

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pre-

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before

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re-

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again

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tachy-

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fast

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tetra-

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four

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trans-

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across

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ultra-

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beyond

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AED

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automated external defibrillator

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AF

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atrial fibrillation

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AMI

A

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

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AV, A-V

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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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CAD

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coronary artery disease

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cath

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catheterization

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CC

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cardiac catheterization, chief complaint

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CCU

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coronary care unit

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CHF

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congestive heart failure

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CK

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creatine kinase

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CoA

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coarctation of the aorta

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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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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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extra corporeal circulation

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ECG, EKG

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electrocardiogram

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ECHO

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echocariography

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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 insufficiency

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mm Hg

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millimeters of mercury

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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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P

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pulse

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PAC

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premature atrial contraction

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PDA

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patent ductus arteriosus

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PTCA

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percutaneous transluminal coronary angioplasty

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PVC

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premature ventricular contraction

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PVD

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peripheral vascular disease

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SA, S-A

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sinoatrial

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SK

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streptokinase

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tPA

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tissue plasminogen activator

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V fib

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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

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