The Cardiovascular System
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| Aneurysm | Localized dilation of a weakened area of the wall of an artery. The weakened area balloons out with every pulsation of the artery.
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| Atherosclerosis | A form of arteriosclerosis (hardening of the arteries) characterized by fatty deposits building up within the inner layers of the walls of larger arteries.
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| Bruit | An abnormal sound or murmur heard when listening to a caroitid artery, organ, or gland with a stethoscope.
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| Coronary artery | One of the a pair of arteries that branch from the aorta. the coronary arteryies and their branches supply blood and oxygen to the heart muscle (myocardium)
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| Cusp | Any one of the small flaps on the valves of the heart.
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| Diastole | The period of relaxation of the heart, alternating with the contraction phase known as systole.
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| Dysrhythmia | Abnormal rythem.
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| Endocarditis | Inflammation of the inner lining of the heart.
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| Hypertension | Elevated blood pressure persistently higher than 135/85 mmHg.
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| Hypotension | Low blood pressure
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