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LCHS_A&P_Ch 11 Cardiovascular Pathologies

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Pathology
Definition
ANGINA PECTORIS   Suffocating chest pain caused by brief lack of oxygen supply to heart muscle.  
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ARTHEROSCLEROSIS   Changes in the walls of large arteries consisting of lipid deposits on the the artery walls. The early stages of arteriosclerosis and increased rigidity.  
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BRADYCARDIA   Slow heartbeat usually defined as a rate under 60 beats per minute.  
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CONGESTIVE HEART FAILURE   Condition in which the pumping efficiency of the heart is depressed so that circulation is inadequate to meet tissue needs.  
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CORONARY ARTERY DISEASE   The insidious filling of the blood vessels with fatty calcified deposits which roughens the vessels walls.  
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ENDOCARDITIS   An inflammation of the inner membrane lining of the heart.  
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FIBRILLATION   Irregular, uncoordinated contraction of muscle cells particularly of the heart.  
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HYPERTENSION   An abnormally high blood pressure.  
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HYPOTENSION   Abnormally low blood pressure.  
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ISCHEMIA   A local decrease in blood supply.  
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MURMUR   Abnormal or unusual heart sounds when blood becomes turbulent.  
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MYOCARDIAL INFARCTION   A condition characterized by dead tissue areas in the myocardium caused by interruption of blood supply to the area  
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VARICOSE VEINS   Overworked valves in the vein become twisted and dialated.  
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PERIPHERAL CONGESTION   A form of congestive heart failure when the right side of the heart fails and blood backs up into the systemic circulation.  
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PULMONARY CONGESTION   A form of congestive heart failure when the left side of the heart fails and blood backs up into the lungs.  
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PULMONARY EDEMA   Increase pressure due to swollen blood vessels in the lungs leak fluid from the circulation into lung tissue; can result in a person suffocating.  
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TACHYCARDIA   An abnormal excessively rapid heart rate over 100 beats per minute.  
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THROMBOPHLEBITIS   An inflammation of a vein associated with blood clot formation.  
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ORTHOSTATIC HYPOTENSION   Temporary low blood pressure and dizziness when a person suddenly rises from a reclining or sitting position.  
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