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HEART Flashcards

1
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what’s a good way to view congenital heart defects and heart circulation?

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cardiac catheterization

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2
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what’s the embryological derivative of the right auricle?

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premordial atrium

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3
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incomplete closure of fossa ovalum?

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atrial septal defect —-> hypertrophy of right atrium, ventricle, & vascular system

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4
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occlusion of artery supplying the brain by a thrombi

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stroke/cerebrovascular accident

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5
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where do coronary arteries come off of aorta?

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left & right cusps

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6
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failure of valve to fully open which slows blood flow from chamber

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stenosis

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7
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failure of valve to close completely (nodule formation on cusps)

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insufficiency/regurgitation

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8
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turbulence/eddies from stenosis and regurgitation

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murmurs

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9
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superficial vibrations on skin over area of turbulence

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thrills

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10
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surgical replacement of valves

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valvuloplasty

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11
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method that uses ultrasonic waves to determine position and motion of heart

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echocardiography

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12
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visualization of coronary artery

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coronary angiograms; through ascending aorta

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13
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blood regurgitates into left atrium when left ventricle contracts

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prolapsed mitral valve

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14
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conus arteriosus underdeveloped & right ventricle hypertrophy

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infundibular pulmonary stenosis

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15
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back up of blood under high pressure during diastole because of thickened cusps —> murmur

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pulmonary valve incompetence

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16
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result of degenerative calcification; left ventricle hypertrophy

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aortic valve stenosis

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17
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aortic regurgitation into left ventricle, producing heart murmurs & collapsing pulse

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aortic valve insufficiency

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18
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pain originating in heart due to lactic acid build up from anaerobic metabolism from oxygen insufficiency; result of ischemia of myocardium but NO MI occurs

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angina pectoris

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19
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sudden occlusion of major artery due to embolism and leads to necrosis; common cause is atherosclerosis

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myocardial infarction

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20
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lipid accumulation on interior walls of coronary arteries

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coronary atherosclerosis

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21
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slow occlusion that allows for large collateral circulation

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slowly progressive coronary artery disease

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22
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segment of artery or vein is attached to ascending aorta or proximal coronary artery distal to stenosis

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coronary bypass graft

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23
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catheter with small balloon used to inflate artery & flatten atherosclerotic plaque

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precutaneous transluminal coronary angioplasty

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24
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what is injected through catheter to dissolve blood clot?

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thrombokinase

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25
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the smallest cardiac vein is important for?

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reversal of blood flow to bring luminal blood (blood in chamber of heart) into myocardium to provide collateral circulation

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26
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amplification and recording of the passage of impulses over the heart through the SA nodes

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electrocardiography

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27
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what coronary artery supplies the AV bundle?

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LAD

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28
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what coronary artery supplies the SA and AV nodes?

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right coronary artery

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29
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condition where the impulse does not reach ventricles; ventricles contract slower than normal & atria continue to contract at normal rate

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heart block

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30
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where is an artificial pacemaker attached to in the heart?

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trabeculae carnae in ventricular wall in contact with endocardium

31
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multiple, rapid, circuitous contractions or twitching of musclular fibers

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fibrillations

32
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rapid, irregular, uncoordinated twitchings of atrial walls

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atrial fibrillation

33
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rapid, irregular twitchings that don’t pump blood

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ventricular fibrillation

34
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electric shock given to heart to stop cardiac movements & the heart begins to beat normally afterwards

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defibrillation

35
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persistence of left anterior cardinal vein that opens into right atrium via coronary sinus; may anastomose with left brachiocephalic vein

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double superior vena cava

36
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blood from right carried by right brachiocephalic vein into a left superior vena cava

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left SVC:
left anterior cardinal vein & common cardinal vein can form left superior vena cava and right anterior cardinal vein deteriorate

37
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blood from inferior body flows into right atrium through azygos vein & hemiazygos vein; hepatic veins open separately into right atrium

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absence of hepatic segment of IVC

38
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failure of anastomosis to form between veins of trunk; inferior left supracardinal vein persists as a 2nd IVC

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double IVC

39
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none or some pulmonary veins don’t connect with left atrium; instead connect to right atrium or systemic veins

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total/ partial anamalous pulmonary venous connection

40
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conducting tissue abnormality; potential ANS or brain stem abnormality

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sudden infant death syndrome

41
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dextrocardia with transposition of viscera; normal heart function

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dextrocardia with situs inversus

42
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heart is partly or completely exposed through sternum with an open pericardial sac; death soon after birth

A

ectopia cordis

43
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abnormal resorption of septum primium during development of septum secundum; blood is shunted through fossa ovali into left atrium; cyanosis

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patent oval foramen

44
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defects of septum primium and secundum that results in pulmonary hypertension

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ostium secundum defect

45
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septum primium does not fuse with endocardial cushions

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patent foramen primum-ostium primium defect

46
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incomplete absorption of right sinus venosus into right atrium and/or abnormal development of septum secundum

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sinus venosus atrial septal defects

47
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interatrial septum absent

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common atrium

48
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incomplete closure of IV foramen from failure of membranous part of IV septum to develop or failure of subendocardial tissue to grow from right side of endocardial cushion & fuse with aorticopulmonary septum

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membranous ventricular septal defect

49
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excessive cavitation of IV foramen/myocardial tissue

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swiss cheese VSD

50
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failure of IV septum to form and both atria empty into single ventricle; usually occurs with transposition of great arteries

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single ventricle or common ventricle

51
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failure of truncal ridges and aorticopulmonary septum to develop and divide truncus arteriosus into aorta and pulmonary trunk; ventricular septal defect always present

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persistant truncus arteriosus

52
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opening between aorta and pulmonary trunk near aortic valve

A

aortic window

53
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aorta arises from right ventricle & pulmonary trunk arises from left ventricle; commonly causes cyanotic heart disease

A

transposition of great arteries

54
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unequal partitioning of truncus arteriosus superior to valves, aorticopulmonary septum is not aligned with IV septum & VSD results

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unequal division of truncus arteriosus

55
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cusps of pulmonary valves are fused to form a dome with narrow opening; hypertrophy of right ventricle

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pulmonary valve stenosis

56
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conis arteriosus of right ventricle is underdeveloped; hypertrophy of right ventricle

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infundibular stenosis

57
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pulmonary trunk stenosis, VSD, overriding aorta, right ventricle hypertrophy; cyanosis; sometimes pulmonary atresia with VSD

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tetralogy of fallot

58
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division of truncus arteriosis is so unequal that pulmonary trunk has no lumen; if VSD is also present, entire output is through aorta & pulmonary blood flow is dependent on ductus arteriosus

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pulmonary atresia

59
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obstruction of aorta; valve is complete

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aortic atresia

60
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left ventricle is small and nonfunctional; right ventricle maintains systemic and pulmonary circulation; atresia of aortic or mitral orifice; hypoplasia of ascending aorta

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hypoplasia left heart syndrome

61
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constriction of aorta at entrance of ductus arteriosus

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juxtaductal coarctation

62
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constriction of aorta after ductus arteriosus that permits development of collateral circulation

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postductal coarctation

63
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constriction of aorta before ductus arteriosus

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preductal coarctation

64
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symptoms of coarctations

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high blood pressure in upper limbs; low blood pressure in lower limbs; blood back up to left subclavian & internal thoracic artery for collateral circulation

65
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failure of distal part of right ductus arteriosus to disappear; compression of esophagus and trachea **right arch is larger and passes posterior to esophagus and trachea

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double aortic arch

66
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right ductus arteriosus persists and distal left ductus arteriosus disappears, forming a right arch

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right arch of aorta

67
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ductus arteriosus passes from right pulmonary artery to right arch of aorta, no vascular ring

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right arch of aorta without retroesophageal ring

68
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ductus arteriosus attaches to distal right arch to form a ring; right arch posterior to esophagus & can constrict

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right arch of aorta with retroesophageal ring

69
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right subclavian arises from distal arch and passes posterior to esophagus and trachea

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anomalous right subclavian artery

70
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right 4th pharyngeal arch & right dorsal aorta disappear; right subclavian artery forms from right 7th intersegmental artery; forms vascular ring with left subclavian artery

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retroesophageal right subclavian artery

71
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failure of ductus arteriosus to involute; aortic blood is shunted into pulmonary trunk; failure of muscular wall contraction **maternal rubella infection & respiratory distress syndrome

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patent ductus arteriosus

72
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diffuse swelling of body part from dilation of premordial lymphatic channels or hypoplasia of vessels

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congenital lymphedema

73
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large swellings in inferolateral neck from abnormal transformation of jugular lymph sacs

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cystic hygroma

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