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Med Term 6 & 12 Flashcards

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Aortic

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Valve between aorta and left ventricle

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Aorta

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Largest artery of the body

Oxygenated blood exits the heart

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Arteriole

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Tiny artery connecting to a capillary

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Artery

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Thick walled blood vessel

Carries oxygenated blood away from heart

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Atrioventricular

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Bundle of fibers in the inter ventricular septum
Transfers charges in the heart’s conduction system
His

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Atrioventricular node AV

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Specialized part of interatrial septum that sends a charge to the bundle of His

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Atrioventricular valve

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One of two valves that control blood flow between the atria and ventricules

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Atrium

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Either of the two upper chambers of the heart

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Bicuspid

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Atrioventricular valve on the left side of heart

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Blood

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Made of plasma
Circulates through body
Delivers nutrients

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Blood pressure

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Measure of the force of blood surging through arteries

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Blood vessel

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Any tubular passageways in cardiovacular system

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Bundle of His

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Atrioventricular bundle

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Capillary

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Smallest blood vessel

Exchange point between arterial and venous vessels

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Carbon dioxide

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Waste material transported in venous blood

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Cardiac cycle

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Repeated contraction and relaxation of heart as it circulates blood within itself and pumps it out to the rest of the body

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Cardiovascular

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Relating to or affecting the heart and blood vessels

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Carotid artery

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Artery that transports oxygenated blood to the head and neck

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Conduction system

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Part of the heart containing specialized tissue that sends electrical charges through heart fibers, causing the heart to contract and relax at regular intervals

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Coronary artery

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Blood vessel that supplies oxygen rich blood the heart

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Depolarization

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Contracting state of the myocardial tissue in heart’s conduction system

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Diastole

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Relaxation phase of heart beat

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Ductus arteriosus

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Structure in fetal circulatory system through which blood flows to bypass the fetus’s nonfunctioning lungs

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Ductus venosus

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Structure in the fetal circulatory system through which blood flows to bypass the fetal liver

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Endocardium

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Membranous lining of chambers and valves of heart

Innermost layer of heart tissue

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Endothelium

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Lining of the arteries that secretes substances into blood

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Epicardium

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Outermost layer of heart tissue

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Femoral artery

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Artery that supplies blood to thigh

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Foramen ovale

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Opening in septum of the fetal heart and closes at birth

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Heart

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Muscular organ that receives blood from veins and sends out to arteries

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Inferior vena cave

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Large vein that draws blood from the lower part of body to the right atrium

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Left atrium

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Upper left heart chamber

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Left ventricle

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Lower left heart chamber

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Lumen

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Channel inside artery through which blood flows

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Mitral

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Bicuspid valve

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Myocardium

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Muscular layer of heart tissue between epicardium and endocardium

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Pacemaker

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Term for sinoarterial (SA) node

Artificial device that regulates heart rhythm

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Pericardium

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Protective covering of heart

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Polarization

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Resting state of myocardial tissue in conduction system of heart

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Popliteal artery

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Artery that supplies blood to cells of area behind knee

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Pulmonary artery

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one of two arteries that supplies blood that is low in oxygen from heart to the lungs

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Pulmonary valve

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Controls the blood flow between the right ventricle and pulmonary arteries

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Pulmonary vein

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One of four veins that bring oxygenated blood from the lungs to the left atrium

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Pulse

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Rhythmic expansion and contraction of a blood vessel (artery)

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Repolarization

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Recharging state

Transition from contraction to resting that occurs in conduction system

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Right atrium

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Upper right chamber of heart

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Right ventricle

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Lower right chamber of heart

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Saphenous vein

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Any of a group of veins that transport deoxygenated blood from legs

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Semilunar valve

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One of two valves that prevent the back flow of blood flowing out of heart into aorta and pulmonary artery

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Septum

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Partition between left and right chambers of heart

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Sinoatrial node (SA)

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Region of right atrium containing specialized tissue that sends electrical impulses to heart muscle causing it to contract

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Sinus rhythm

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Normal heart rhythm

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Superior vena cava

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Large vein that transports blood collected from upper part of the body to heart

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Systole

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Contraction phase of heartbeat

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Tricuspid valve

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Atrioventricular valve on right side of heart

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Valve

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Any of various structures that slow or prevent fluid from flowing backward or forward

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Vein

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Any of various blood vessels carrying deoxygenated blood toward heart
Except pulmonary vein

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Vena cava

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Superior and inferior

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Ventricle

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Either of two lower chambers of heart

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Venule

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Tiny vein connecting a capillary

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Angio

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Blood vessel

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Aort

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Arteri

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Ather

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Fatty matter

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Atri

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Cardi

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Hemangi

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Blood vessel

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Pericardi

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Pericardium

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Phleb

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Sphygm

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Thromb

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Blood clot

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Vas

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Blood vessel

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Ven

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AcG

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Accelerator globulin

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AF

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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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Aortic stinosis

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ASCVD

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Arterious sclerotic cardiovascular disease

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ASD

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Atrial septal defect

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ASHD

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Arterial sclerotic heart diesease

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AV

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Atrioventricular

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BP

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Blood pressure

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Blood pressure bpm

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Blood per min

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CABG

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Coronary artery bipass graft

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CAD

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Coronary artery disease

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Cath

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CCU

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Coronary care unit

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CHD

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Coronary heart disease

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CHF

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Congestive heart failure

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CO

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Cardiac output

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CPK

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Creatine phosphokinase

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CPR

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Cardio pulmonary recesitiaton

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CVA

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Cerebral vascular accident

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CVD

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Cardiovascular disease

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DIC

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Disseminated intravascular coagulation

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DSA

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Digital subtraction angiography

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DVT

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Deep venous thrombosis

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ECG

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Electrocsrdiogram

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Echo

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Echocardiogram

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ETT

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Excersise tolerance test

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GOT

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Glutamic oxaloacetic transaminas

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HDL

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High density liver protein

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HR

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Heart rwte

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LDH

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Lactate dehydrogenase

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LDL

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Low density lipoprotein

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LV

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Left venticle

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LVH

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Left vent hypertrophy

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MI

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Mitral insufficiency

Myocardial infarction

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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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MUGA

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Multiple gated acquisition scan

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MVP

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Mitral valve prolapse

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PAC

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Premature atrial contraction

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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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SA

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Sinoatrial

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SV

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Stroke volume

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TC

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Total cholesterol

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TPA

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Tissue plasminogen activator

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VLDL

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Very low density lipoprotein

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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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Angiocardiography

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Viewing of heart and its major blood vessels by xray after injection of a contrast medium

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Angiography

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Viewing of a hearts major blood vessels by xray after injection of a contrast medium

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