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H.I.T

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Cardiovascular System   Is the system that pumps blood through the body via the heart & blood vessels  
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Heart   Is a large muscle that acts like a pump, moving blood through the & veins.  
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Pericardium (pericardial sac)   A double - walled sac composed of membranous tissue that surrounds the heart  
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Parietal pericardium ( fibrous pericardium)   Is the outermost layer  
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Visceral pericardium (serous pericardium)   Is the inner layer of this double- walled sac  
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Pericardial fluid   Which prevents the two layers from rubbing against each other  
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Epicardium   Outermost layer of the heart  
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Myocardium   Is the middle & the thickest layer, & is the cardiac muscle  
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Endocardium   Is the innermost, sometimes called the lining of the heart  
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Atria   The upper chambers receive blood from the veins  
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Ventricles   The lower chambers send blood to the arteries  
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Sinoatrial node (SA node)   Is found where the superior vena cava & the right atrium meet  
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Atrioventricular node (AV node)   Directs the impulses to the ventricles, causing them to contract  
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Bundle of His   The conduction fibers that cause contraction  
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Pericardiocentesis   Is a procedure in which the physician removes fluid from the pericardial space  
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Tube pericardiostomy   Fluid is drained from the pericardial space  
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Cardiac pacemaker   Is used to correct & manage heart dysrhythmias  
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Pulse generator   That contains a lithium battery as its source of power  
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Electrode   Is inserted into the heart through the subclavian vein & advanced to the right ventricular apex  
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Single- chamber system   Has one electrode in either the right atrium or the right ventricle  
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Dual- chamber system   Has two electrodes one in the right atrium & one in the right ventricle  
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Pacing cardioverter- defibrillator   It emits defibrillating shocks that stimulate the heart  
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Aortic valve   Sits between the aorta & the left ventricle, is one of the main valves of the heart  
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Mitral valve   Is the valve between the left atrium & left ventricle  
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Trucuspid valve   Is the valve that lies between the right atrium & right ventricle  
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Pulmonary valve   The valve is one of the main valves of the heart & sits between the pulmonary artery & the right ventricle  
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Endarterectomy   Is a procedure used to remove the plaque deposits from blood vessels  
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Angioplasty   Is a procedure in which a balloon is inflated in the vessel to push & flatten plaque against the vessel wall  
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Coronary artery bypass (CABG)   Are types of grafts performed on the heart that are completed using a vein, an artery, or a combination of a veinv&  
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Anomaly   Is an abnormality or a deviation from the norm in a structure  
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Ventricular assist device (pVAD)   Is inserted to assist a weakened heart in ejecting blood to the body via a mechanical pump  
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Vessels   Are structures that move fluid through the body  
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Arteries   Move oxygen-rich from the heart to the rest of the body  
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Veins   Move the deoxygenated blood to the heart  
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Aneurysm   Is an area in an artery that becomes weakened  
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Thromboendarterectomy   A surgical incision that is made into an artery to remove a thrombus or plaque & the arterial lining  
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Angioscopy   Is a procedure in which a fiber-optic scope is used to visualize the interior of a noncoronary vessel  
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Nonselective placement   Means the catheter is functioning in the vessel punctured & doesn't go into any other vessel  
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Selective placement   Means that the catheter moves into one of the great vessels off the aorta, not including the vessel punctured for access  
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Venous access device   Is a device or catheter that allows access to the venous system  
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Central venous access device (CVA device)   Is a catheter classified as such if the tips ends in the subclavian, brachiocephalic, superior or inferior vena cava, or right atruim  
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Insertion   When a catheter is placed in a newly established venous access  
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Repair   Involve fixing, not replacing, either the catheter or port/pump  
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Partial replacement   Involves replacement of only a catheter component, not the whole device  
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Complete replacement   Replacement of the whole device by the same access site  
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Removal   Involves the removal of the entire device  
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Ligation   The act of tying off blood vessels & dividing & stripping vessels  
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AED   Automated external defibrillator  
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A-fib   Atrial fibrillation  
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AICD   Automated implantable cardioverter- defibrillator  
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AS   Aortic stenosis  
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ASD   Atrial septal defect  
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ASHD   Arteriosclerotic heart disease  
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BBB   Bundle-branch block  
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CABG   Coronary artery bypass graft  
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CAD   Coronary artery disease  
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CC   Cardiac catheterization  
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CCU   Coronary care unit  
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CHD   Coronary heart disease  
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CHF   Congestive heart failure  
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DVT   Deep vein thrombosis  
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EKG   Electocardiogram  
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HTN   Hypertension  
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MI   Myocardial in farction  
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MVP   Mitral valve prolapse  
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PAD   Peripheral artery disease  
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pVAD   Percutaneous ventricular assist device  
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PVD   Peripheral vascular disease  
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Arteries   Carry oxygen-rich blood from the heart to the body  
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Veins   Carry deoxygenated blood from the body back to the heart  
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Heart   A muscular organ, located between the lungs to the left of the midline of the body, that pumps blood throughout the body  
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Hypertension   Is an increase in blood pressure  
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Systolic blood pressure   The pressure on the arterial walls during the heart muscle contraction  
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Diastolic blood pressure   The pressure on the arterial walls during relaxation of the heart muscle  
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Transient hypertension   Elevated blood pressure  
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Secondary hypertension   High arterial blood pressure due to another disease  
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Ischemic heart disease   When there is an inadequate supply of blood to the heart  
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Occlusion   Constriction of an arterial blood vessel  
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Angina pectoris   Severe chest pain caused by an insufficient amount blood reaching the heart  
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Unstable angina   Is an accelerating pattern of chest pain that occurs at rest or during mild exertion  
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Acute myocardial infarction (MI)   Commonly called a heart attack, occurs when there is inadequate blood supply to a section or sections of the heart  
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Old myocardial infarction (healed myocardial infarction)   When the patient is not presenting with any symptoms  
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Acute pericarditis   Inflammation of the outer layers of the heart  
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Endocarditis   Inflammation of the inner layer of the heart  
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Myocarditis   Inflammation of the heart muscle  
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Cardiomyopathy   Diseases of the heart muscle  
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Heart failure   A decreased ability of the heart to pump a sufficient amount of blood to the body's tissue  
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Cerebrovascular disease   Abnormal nontraumatic conditions that affect the cerebral arteries  
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Cerebral hemorrhage   Bleeding within the brain or layers of brain lining  
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Cerebrovascular accident (CVA   The disruption in the normal blood supply to the brain, called a stroke  
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Occlusion of cerebra l & precerebral arteries   The blocking of an artery  
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Stenosis of the cerebral arteries   The narrowing of the cerebral arteries that supply blood to the brain  
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Phlebitis   Inflammation of a vein  
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Thrombophlebitis   Inflammation of a vein with the formation of a thrombus  
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Portal vein thrombosis   The formation of a blood clot in the main vein of the liver  
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Varicose veins   Dilated superficial veins of the legs  
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Lymphadenitis   Inflammation of the lymph nodes  
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Hypotension   Low blood pressure  
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