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show MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING  
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VT, V Tech   show
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VSD   show
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show MYOCARDIAL INFARCTION  
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show LOW-DENSITY LIPOPROTEIN  
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show SINOATRIAL  
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show IMPLANTABLE CARDIOVERSION DEFRILLATOR  
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HDL   show
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show PREMATURE VENTRICLUAR CONTRACTIONS  
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show PERCUTANEOUS TRANSLUMINAL CORONARY ANGIOPLASTY  
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show POSITRON EMISSION TOMOGRAPHY  
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show ELECTROCARDIOGRAM  
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ECHO   show
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show CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE  
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show DEEP VEIN THROMBOSIS  
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show ELECTROCARDIOGRAM  
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DOE   show
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show MITRAL STENOSIS  
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MVP   show
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show PREMATURE ATRIAL CONTRACTIONS  
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show PATENT DUCTUS ARTERIOUS  
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show PAROXYSMAL ATRIAL TACHYCARIDA  
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CAD   show
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Cath   show
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CC   show
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CCU   show
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show CORONARY HEART DISEASE  
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CHF   show
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CPR   show
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show COMPUTED AXIAL TOMOGRAPHY (scan)  
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show CORONARY ARTERY BYPASS GRAFT  
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BP   show
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show BUNDLE BRANCH BLOCK  
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AV   show
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show ARTERIOSCLEROTIC HEART DISEASE  
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ASD   show
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AS   show
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AMI   show
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WEAKNESS   show
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vomiting   show
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show abnormal rapidity of heart action, usually defined as a heart rate over 100 beats per minute  
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sweat   show
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pallor   show
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show rapid, violent, or throbbing pulsation as an abnomrally rapid throbbing or fluttering of the heart, palpitation is felt by the patient  
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show unpleasant sensation, usually preceding vomiting  
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show a diffues pain in different portions of the head and not confined to any nerve distrubtion area  
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show elevation of temperature above the normal  
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fatigue   show
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dyspnea   show
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show slightly bluish,grayish,slatelike or dark discoloration of the skin due to the presence or abnormal amounts of reduced hemoglobin in the blood  
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show a feeling if discomfort in the chest area  
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bradycardia   show
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anxiety   show
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show lost of appetite  
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show condition characterized by weakness, breathless abdominal discomfort  
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show is disease of the heart muscle itself,primarily affecting the pumping ability of the heart-noninflammatory disease of the heart results in enlargement of the heart and dysfunction of the ventricles of the heart  
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show comparssion of the heart caused by the accumulation of blood or other fluid within the pericardial sac(there is nomrally just enough fluid withiin this cavity to lubricate the area)  
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angina pectorsis   show
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coronary artery disease   show
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endocarditis   show
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show is a result of long term hypertension - the heart is affected because it must work against increased resistance due to increased prssure in the arteries  
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mitral valve prolapse   show
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myocardial infarcation   show
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show a localized dilatation of an artery formed at a weak point in the vessel wall, this weakened area balloons out with each pulsation of the artery  
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show an inflammatory disease that may develop as a delayed reaction to insufficently treated group A beta hemolytic streptococcal infection of the upper respiratory tract  
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myocarditis   show
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pericarditis   show
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arteriosclerosis   show
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hypertension   show
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peripheral arterial occlusive disease   show
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peripheral arterial occlusive disease   show
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varicose veins   show
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show inflammation of a vein associated with the formation of a thrombus (clot)-usually occurs in an extending most frequently a leg  
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show intermittent attacks of vasconstriction of the arteries (causing pallor of the fingers or toes) followed by cyanosis and then reddness before returning to normal color;initiated by exposure to cold or emotional disturbance  
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show a congential heart anomaly that consits of four defects;pulmonary stenosis;interventricular septal defect,dextroposition (shifting to the right)of the arota so that it recieves blood from both ventricles & hypertophy of the right ventricle  
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tetralogy of fallot   show
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show is an abnormal opening between the pulmponary artery and the artoa caused by afilure of the fetal ductus arterisous to close after birth -the defect is seen primariy in premature infants  
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coarctation of the aorta   show
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venous insufficiency   show
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atrial flutter   show
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show a condition in which the two major arteries of the heart are reversed in position, which results in two noncommunicating circulatory systems  
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ventricaluar tachycarida   show
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show are preformed on samples of blood obtained by venipunture to determine the presence of damage to the myocaridal muscle  
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show a diagnostic procure in which a catheter (a hollow flexible tube) is introsuced into a large vein or artery (usually of an arm or a leg)& then thread through the circulatory system to the heart  
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show x-ray visualization of the internal anatomy of the heart and blood vessels after introducing a radiopaque substance (contrast medium)that promotes the imaging (makes them visbile) of internal structures that are otherwise diffuclt to see on x-ray film  
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show -this substance is injected into an artery or a vein  
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heart block (av)   show
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fibrillation (atrial/ventricluar)   show
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show a small portable monitoring device that makes prolonged ectecroardiograph recordings on a portable tape recorder  
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excerise sress testing   show
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event montior   show
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thaallium stress test   show
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show measures the amount of fatty substances in a sample of blood obtained by venipunture  
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show a computerized x-ray techinque that uses radioactive substances to examine the blood flow and the metabolic activity of various body structures such as the heart and blood vessels  
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show invloves the use of a strong magnetic filed and radiofrequency waves to produce imaging that is valuable in producing images of the reart,large blood vessels,brain and sfot tissue  
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show is a small lightweight electronic device placed under the skin or muscle in either the chest or abdomen to mointor the heart's rhytm  
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show a small portable monitoring device that makes prolonged electrocardiograph recordings on a portable tape recorder  
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show a means of assessing cardiac function by subjecting the patient to carefully controlled amounts of physical stress-ex.treadmill  
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event monitor   show
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show is a graphic record (visual representation)the electrical action of the heart as reflected from various angles to the surface of the skin-known as EKG or ECG  
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cat computed axial tomography   show
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show is a diagnostic procedure for studying the structure and motion of the heart-useful in evaluating structural and functional changes in a variety of heart disorders  
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cardiac enzymes test   show
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cardiac catheterization   show
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show x-ray visualization of the internal anatomy of the heart and blood vessels after introducing a radiopaque substance (contrast medium) that promotes the imaging (makes them visible) of internal structures that are otherwise difficult to see on x-ray film  
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show is a condition in which the ventricles of the heart beat at a rate greater than 100 beats per minute;characterized by 3 or more consecutive premature ventricular contractions (PVCs)-also known as v-tech-vt  
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show is an introduced with the normal condition of electric impulses that control activity of the heart muscle  
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show is extremely rapid incomplete contractions of the atria resulting in disorganized and uncoordinated twitching of the atria  
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show condition in which the contractions of the atria become extremely rapid,at the rate of between 250 and 350 beats per minute  
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show a condition in which the two major arteries of the heart are reversed in position which results in two noncommunicating circulatory systems  
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show a congenital heart anomaly that consists of 4 defects;pulmonary stenosis,intreventricular septal,dextropostition-shifting to the right-of the aorta so that it receives blood from both ventricles,& hypertrophy of the right ventricle-  
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show named for the french etinne fallot-who first described the condition  
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patent ductus arteriosus   show
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coarctation of the aorta   show
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venous insufficiency   show
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varicose veins   show
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show inflammation of a vein associated with the formation of a thrombus(clot)-usually occurs in an extremity most frequently a leg  
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show intermittent attacks of vasconstriction of the arteries-causing pallor of the fingers or toes-followed by cyanosis and then redness before returning to normal color,initiated by exposure to cold or emotional disturbance  
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peripheral arterial occulusive disease   show
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hypertension   show
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show an arterial condition in which there is thickening hardening and loss of elasticity of walls of arteries-resulting in decreased blood supply,espically to the lower extremities and cerebrum -also called hardening of the arteries  
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show inflammation of the pericardium (the saclike membrane that covers the heart muscle)it may be acute or chronic  
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show inflammation of the myocardium may be caused by viral or bacterial infections or may be a result of systemic diseases such as rheumatic fever-this may also be caused by fungal infections,serum sickness or a chemical agent  
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show a localized dilatation of an artery formed at a weak point in the vessel wall-this weakened area balloons out with each pulsation of the artery  
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show an inflammatory disease that may develop as a delayed reaction to insufficiently group A beta-hemolytic treptococcal infection of the upper respiratory tract  
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