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Cardiovascular Sys.

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Wolff-Parkinson-White Syndrome Congenital heart condition which causes rapid heartbeat. Named after Louis Wolff, John Parkinson, and Paul Dudley White.
Cooley's Anemia Genetic blood disorder causing life threatening anemia. Named after Dr. Thomas Benton Cooley
Eisenmenger Syndrome Develops when an unrepaired hole between the main blood vessels cause a shunt. Named after Dr. Victor Eisenmenger
Takayasu Arteritis Rare form of large vessel vasculitis, primarily affecting the aorta and its major branches. Named after Dr. Mikito Takayasu
Fallot's tetralogy Congenital heart defect with four abnormalities (ventricular septal defect, pulmonary stenosis, overriding aorta, right ventricular hypertrophy). Named after Etienne-Louis Arthur Fallot
CAD- ac Coronary Artery Disease occurs when the coronary arteries become blocked reducing blood flow.
SCA- ac Sudden cardiac arrest is when the heart suddenly stops beating preventing blood from circulating to the brain and other organs.
ASD- ac Atrial Septal defect characterized by a hole in the septum separating the hearts upper chambers.
MVP- ac Mitral Valve Prolapse is a condition where the mitral valve flaps bulge backward into the upper left heart chamber.
VSD- ac Ventricular septal defect is a congenital heart defect present at birth characterized by a hole in the interventricular septum.
Angiocarditis Angio(vessel)/Card(heart)/Itis(inflammation) - Inflammation of the heart vessels
Cardiomyopathy Cardio(heart)/ Myo(muscle)/ Pathy(disease) - Disease of the heart muscle
Carditis Card/Itis - Heart Inflammation
Valvulitis Valvul/ Itis - Inflammation of the heart valve
Aneurysm An(up)/ Eury (wide)/ Sm (condition)- Bulge in a blood vessel
A-fib- ab Atrial fibrillation is an irregular heart rhythm affecting the hearts upper chambers (atria)
V-Fib -ab Ventricular Fibrillation irregular heart rhythm affecting the hearts bottom chambers (ventricles)
ECHO- ab Echocardiography is an imaging technique that uses ultrasound waves
AV- ab Atrioventricular is when electrical impulses from the atria fail to conduct normally to the ventricles.
ECG Electrocardiogram is a test to monitor electroactivity associated with the heart
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