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CV test
Term | Definition |
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nitrogrycerin | drug used to treat angina |
plaque | substance that clogs arteries |
pacemaker | machine that stimulates heart contractions |
CV collapse | type of cardiac arrest associated with blood loss |
coronary bypass | surgery to correct coronary artery disease |
atherosclerosis | disease where arteries are narrowed or clogged |
stroke | result of a blood clot in the brain |
congestive heart failure | weak heart action that causes swelling in the ankles and legs |
cardiac standstill | cardiac arrest due to anoxia |
myocardial infarction | a blood clot in a heart artery that causes death of heart tissue |
congenital | existing at birth |
ventricular fibrillation | a type of cardiac arrest with twitching heart muscles |
cerebral hemorrhage | severe bleeding in the brain that occurs when an artery bursts |
hypertension | blood pressure consistently above 140/90 |
electrocardiogram electrocardiograph | a printout of the heart's electrical activity or wave machine |