Diagnosis And Treatment

Question 1

A procedure that reopens a narrowed vessel and restores blood flow. Commonly accomplished by surgically removing plaque, inflating a balloon within the vessel, or installing a device (stent) to keep the vessel open.

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Angioplasty

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A battery-operated device that generates electrical impulses to regu- late the beating of the heart. It may be external or implanted, may be designed to respond to need, and may have the capacity to prevent tachycardia

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Artificial pacemaker

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Correction of an abnormal cardiac rhythm. May be accomplished pharmacologically, with antiarrhythmic drugs, or by application of electric current

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Cardioversion

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Radiographic study of the coronary arteries after introduction of an opaque dye by means of a catheter

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Coronary angiography

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Surgical creation of a shunt to bypass a blocked coronary artery. The aorta is connected to a point past the obstruction with another vessel or a piece of another vessel, usually the saphenous vein of the leg or the left internal mammary artery

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Coronary artery bypass graft (CABG)

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Use of an electronic device to stop fibrillation by deliv- ering a brief electric shock to the heart. The shock may be delivered to the surface of the chest or be delivered directly to the heart through wire leads.

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Defibrillation

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A noninvasive method that uses ultrasound to visualize internal cardiac structures

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Echocardiography

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Study of the electrical activity of the heart as detected by electrodes (leads) placed on the surface of the body.

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Electrocardiography

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A compound of protein with lipid. Lipoproteins are classified accord- ing to density as very low density (VLDL), low density (LDL), and high density (HDL).

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Lipoprotein

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Dilatation of a sclerotic blood vessel by means of a balloon catheter inserted into the vessel and then inflated to flatten plaque against the artery wall

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Percutaneous transluminal coronary angioplasty (PTCA)

Question 11

Any neoplastic disease of lymphoid tissue

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Lymphoma

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Inflammation and enlargement of lymph nodes, usually as a result of infection

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Lymphadenitis

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Inflammation of lymphatic vessels as a result of bacterial infection. Ap- pears as painful red streaks under the skin.

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Lymphangiitis (or lymphangitis)

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Swelling of tissues with lymph caused by obstruction or excision of lymphatic vessels

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Lymphedema