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Angioplasty   a procedure that involves passing a catheter into the artery and inflating a balloon on the catheter to push the plaque against the vessel wall thus widening the lumen of the vessel  
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Ankle   brachial index  
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Auscultation   using the stethoscope to listen to body cavities and organs  
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Cardiac catheterization   an invasive procedure used to sample the blood in the chambers of the heart to determine the amount of oxygen content and blood pressure in the chambers  
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Cardiac palpitations   an unusually strong rapid or irregular heart rate that is so abnormal the individual can feel it  
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Cyanosis   a bluish condition of the skin due to lack of oxygen in the blood  
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Diastolic   relating to cardiac diastole; the process of the heart resting as the chambers refill with blood  
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Doppler   a device that may be placed over arteries to magnify the sound of blood flow  
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Electrocardiogram   the graphic drawing produced by an electrocardiograph a machine that receives electrical information and draws heart action  
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Embolus   material floating in the blood that may stick in a vessel and occlude or stop blood flow leading to ischemia or death of the organs supplied by that vessel  
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Endarterectomy   a surgical procedure involving opening an artery and cleaning out the plaque  
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Exsanguination   loss of circulating blood volume  
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Fibrillation   a heart rhythm that is wild and uncoordinated; a cardiac arrhythmia  
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Hemothorax   blood in the chest cavity  
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Intermittent claudication   the condition of developing muscle cramps that are relieved with rest and increased with activity  
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Ischemia   hypoxia of cells or tissues caused by decreased blood flow  
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Lumen   the inner open space or width of a tubular structure or anatomical part  
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Murmur   an abnormal sound in the heart or vascular system  
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Patency   openness  
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Perfusion   to pour through or supply with blood  
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Plaque   a patch; dental plaque is a sticky mass of microorganisms growing on teeth  
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Systolic   relating to cardiac systole; the process of cardiac contraction (heartbeat) when blood is ejected in the systemic circulation  
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Tachycardia   a rapid heart rate; usually a rate above 100 beats per minute  
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Thrombus   a blood clot attached to a vein or artery  
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