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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

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Artery

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Arteri/o

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Artery

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Ather/o

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Plaque (fatty substance)

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Atri/o

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Atrium (atria)

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Capn/o

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Carbon dioxide

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Cholesterol/o

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Cholesterol

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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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Cyan/o

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Blue

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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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Isch/o

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To hold back

Back

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Man/o

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Pressure

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My/o

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Muscle

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Necr/o

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Death

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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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Sphygm/o

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Pulse

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Steth/o

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Chest

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Thorac/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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Vascul/o

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Vessel

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Vas/o

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Blood vessel
Vas deferens
Duct

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Ven/i

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Vein

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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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32
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Brady-

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Slow

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Endo-

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In

Within

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Hyper-

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Above
Excessive
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Hypo-

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Deficient
Below
Under
Less than normal
Decreased
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Inter-

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Between

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Peri-

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Surrounding

Around

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Tachy-

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Fast

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  • al -ar

- ic -ous

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Pertaining to

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40
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-centesis

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Surgical puncture to remove fluid

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41
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-ectomy

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Removal
Excision
Resection

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42
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-emia

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Blood condition

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43
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-gram

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Record

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-graph

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Instrument for recording

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45
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-ia

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Condition

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46
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-itis

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Inflammation

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47
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-lysis

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Breakdown
Destruction
Separation
Loosening

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-megaly

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Enlargement

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-meter

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Measure

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-ole

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Small

Little

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51
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-oma

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Tumor
Mass
Collection of fluid

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-osis

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Abnormal condition

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-oxia

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-plasty

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Surgical repair

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-rrhaphy

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-sclerosis

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-stenosis

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Tightening
Narrow
Sticture

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-tension

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-tomy

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Incision

Process of cutting

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-ule

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Small

Little

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Occlusion

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Blockage

Obstruction or closure of body passage

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Ischemia

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Lack of blood flow to tissues

63
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Infarction

Infarct

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Area of dead tissue

64
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Apex

A

Pointed end of heart

always points left

65
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Base

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Cranial portion of the heart

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Endocardium

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Inner lining of heart

67
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Myocardium

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Muscle layer of heart

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Pericardium

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Membrane surrounding heart

69
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Atrium

plural: atria

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Two upper heart chambers

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Tricuspid valve

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Right AV valve

Right atrioventricular valve

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Pulmonary valve

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Valve between the right ventricle and pulmonary artery

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Bicuspid valve

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Valve between the left atrium and left ventricle

Mitral valve

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Aortic valve

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Valve between the left ventricle and aorta

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Capillaries

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Smallest blood vessel

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Vein

A

Thin-walled vessel that carries blood towards the heart

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Vena cava

Plural: vena cavae

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Largest vein in the body

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Pulmonary artery

A

Artery that carries deoxygenated blood from the heart to the lungs

78
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Pulmonary veins

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Veins that carry oxygenated blood from the lungs to the heart

79
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Artioventricular bundle

Bundle of His

A

Carry electrical impulses to the ventricles

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P wave

A 
atrial depolarization (contracting)
(first bump)
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QRS wave

A 
ventricular depolarization (contracting)
(big spike)
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T wave

A 
Ventricular repolariztion (relaxing)
(bump after QRS wave)
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Auscultation

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Listening with a stethoscope to sounds within the body

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Arrhythmia

Dysrhythmia

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Abnormal heart rhythm

85
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Sinus rhythm

A

Normal heart rhythm

86
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Lub

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First heart sound

Closure of tricuspid and bicuspid

87
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Dub

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Second heart sound

Closure of aortic and pulmonary valves

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Murmur

A

Turbulent blood flow

swooshing noise

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Vasodilation

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Expansion of a vessel

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Vasoconstriction

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Narrowing of a vessel

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Sphygmomanometer

A

Instrument that measures arterial blood pressure

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Systole

A

Contraction phase of the heartbeat

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Diastole

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Relaxation phase of the heartbeat

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Systolic pressure

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Hypertension

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Increased blood pressure

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Hypotension

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Decreased blood pressure

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Aneurysm

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Sac formed by weakening of blood vessel

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Embolism

A

Blockage of a vessel by a clot or foreign material

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Embolus

Plural: Emboli

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A detached moving clot

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Thrombus

Plural:Thrombi

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Stationary clot attached to the wall of a vessel

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Perfusion

A

Passage of fluid through the blood vessels of a specific organ
Blood flow through the tissue

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Effusion

A

Escape of fluid and can occur anywhere in the body

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Pericardial effusion

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Escape of fluid into the pericardial sac leading to the cardiac tamponade

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Defibrillation

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Use of electrical shock to restore normal heart rhythm

105
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Flutter

A

Rapid but regular contractions of the atria and ventricles

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AF

A

Atrial fibrillation

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AS

A

Aortic stenosis

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BP

A

Blood pressure

109
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bpm

A

Beats per minute

Breathes per minute

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CHF

A

Congestive heart failure

111
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CVS

A

Cardiovascular system

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CVP

A

Central venous pressure

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ECHO

A

Echocardiogram

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EKG

ECG

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Electrocardiogram

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HR

A

Heart rate

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MI

A

Myocardial infarction

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MVP

A

Mitral valve prolapse

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PAC

A

Premature atrial contraction

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PDA

A

Patent ductus arteriosus

120
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PVC

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Premature ventricular contraction

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V fib

A

Ventricular fibrillation

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VPC

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Ventricular premature contraction

Ventricular premature complexes

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VSD

A

Ventricular septal defect

124
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VT

V tach

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Ventricular tachycardia

125
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-pathy

A

Disease condition

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