NHTC 9 Pathological Conditions Cardiology
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| hyperlipidemia | excessive amount of lipids in the blood
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| myocardial infarction | synonymous with heart attack
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| palpitations | a pounding or racing of the heart
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| aneurysm | a localized dilation, usually of an artery, due to a congenital defect or weakness in the vessel wall
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| thombus | a blood clot that obstructs a blood vessel by attaching itself to the interior wall of a vein or artery
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| cardiomyopathy | any disease that affects the structure and function of the heart
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| thrombophlebitis | inflammation of a vein in conjunction with the formation of a thrombus that occurs most frequently in the lower leg
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| arrhythmia | any deviation from the normal pattern of the heartbeat; also known as dysrhythmia
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| atherosclerosis | the most common form of arteriosclerosis, marked by cholesterol-lipid-calcium deposits in arterial linings
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| coarctation | a stricture (narrowing) or contraction of the walls of a vessel
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| septal defect | an abnormal, usually congenital, defect in the wall separating the two chambers of the heart
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| hypertension | high blood pressure
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| embolus | a blood clot, fatty plaque, or air bubble that travels through the bloodstream
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| hemostasis | the termination of bleeding
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| varicose vein | a twisted, dilated vein with incompetent valves
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| ischemia | decreased supply of oxygenated blood to a body part or organ
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| angina pectorus | severe pain around the heart caused by a deficiency of oxygen supply to the heart muscle; pain or numbness typically radiates down the left arm
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| mitral valve prolapse | condition in which a cusp or cusps of the mitral valve prolape into the left atrium during systole
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| fibrillation | a type of arrhythmia characterized by rapid, inefficient, random contractions of the heart that disrupt the normal sinus rhythm and that may need a defibrillator to restore the heart's normal rhythm
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| congestive heart failure | abnormal condition that reflects impaired cardiac pumping and can eventually lead to heart failure
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