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Risks for athersclerosis   diet, age, heredity, sedentary lifestyle, High BP, Diabetes  
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most common heart defect   septal  
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ventricular defect more common than atrial   true  
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cause of athersclerosis   smoking  
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Most common place for aneurism   Abdominal Aorta  
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Intermittent claudication   limp caused by athersclerosis  
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Enzyme increased during heart attack   Creatine Kinase  
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Cause of High BP   Unknown  
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Rheumatic Carditis   Strep that migrates to valves of heart causing damage  
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Coxsacki B   virus that causes Myocarditis  
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systole   contraction  
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diastole   relaxation  
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blood vessels lined with   epithelial cells  
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Athersclerosis   plak build up in arterial walls  
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Hypertension   High Blood pressure  
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Infarction   death  
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coronary heart disease   clogged arteries  
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Angina pectoris   Chest pain  
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Epi/Norepi/adrenaline   Hormones that effect heart rate  
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renin/angiotensin/aldosterone   hormones that effect heart rate  
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diabetes militus   effects small blood vessels and can cause athersclerosis  
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congenital heart defect   heart defects present at birth  
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cyanosis   condition causing a bluish color to the skin  
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Tetralogy of fallot   cyanosis at birth causes 4 defects  
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aneurism   bulge in the wall of a vessel  
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Peripheral vascular disease   athersclerosis involving blood supply to extremities  
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Athersclerosis of extremity   more common in legs than arms  
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Coronary athersclerosis   asymptomatic, 1st symptom is heart attack  
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Congestive heart failure   pump failure  
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nitroglycerine   dialates blood vessels of heart  
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periferal resistance   vasoconstriction slows blood flow - makes heart work harder  
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renin   released by kidneys when they become hypoxic  
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aldosterone   released when kidneys become hypoxic - hold salt and water - raises BP  
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Diuretics   release sodium lowers blood pressure  
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Cardiomegally   heart enlargement generally left ventricle  
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