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Heart Chapter 13

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Anemia   Inadequate number of red blood cells, hemoglobin, or both.  
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Aneurysm   Ballooning out of , or sac like formation on an artery wall.  
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Arteriosclerosis   Hardening or thickening of the arterial walls, resulting in a loss of elasticity and contractility.  
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Atherosclerosis   occurs when fatty plaques (frequently cholesterol) are deposited on the walls of the arteries.  
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Congestive heart failure   a condition that occurs when the heart muscles do not beat adequately to supply the blood needs of the body.  
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Embolus   a foreign substance circulating in the blood stream.  
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Hemophilia   an inherited disease that occurs almost exclusively in male individuals but can be carried by female individuals.  
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Hypertension   high blood pressure  
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Leukemia   a malignant disease of the bone marrow or lymph tissue.  
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Myocardial Infarction   Heart attack, occurs when a blockage in the coronary arteries cuts off the supply of blood to the heart .  
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Phlebitis   an inflammation of a vein, frequently in the leg.  
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Thrombus   a clot  
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Varicose veins   dilated , swollen veins that have lost elasticity and cause stasis, or decreased blood flow.  
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Angina pectoris   severe crushing pain  
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Arrhythmia   any change or deviation from the normal heart rythym.  
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Bradycardia   slow heart rate, less than 60 beats per minute.  
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Tachycardia   rapid heart rate, more than 100 beats per minute.  
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Murmurs   gurgling of hissing sound that can indicate some type of defect in the valves of the heart.  
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mitral valve prolapse   the valves between the left atrium and the left ventricle do not close perfectly.  
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