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MRI   MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING  
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VT, V Tech   VENTRICULAR TACHYCADIA  
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VSD   VENTRICULAR SRPTAL DEFECT  
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MI   MYOCARDIAL INFARCTION  
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LDL   LOW-DENSITY LIPOPROTEIN  
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SA   SINOATRIAL  
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ICD   IMPLANTABLE CARDIOVERSION DEFRILLATOR  
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HDL   HIGH-DNESITY LIPOPROTEIN  
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PVCs   PREMATURE VENTRICLUAR CONTRACTIONS  
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PTCA   PERCUTANEOUS TRANSLUMINAL CORONARY ANGIOPLASTY  
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PET   POSITRON EMISSION TOMOGRAPHY  
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EKG   ELECTROCARDIOGRAM  
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ECHO   ECHOCARDIOGRAM  
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CVD   CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE  
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DVT   DEEP VEIN THROMBOSIS  
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ECG   ELECTROCARDIOGRAM  
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DOE   DYSPNEA ON EXTERION  
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MS   MITRAL STENOSIS  
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MVP   MITRAL VALVE PROPLAPSE  
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PACs   PREMATURE ATRIAL CONTRACTIONS  
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PDA   PATENT DUCTUS ARTERIOUS  
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PAT   PAROXYSMAL ATRIAL TACHYCARIDA  
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CAD   CORONARY ARTERY DISEASE  
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Cath   CATHETERIXATION  
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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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CPR   CARDIOPULMONARY RESUSCITATION  
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CT (scan) or CAT scan   COMPUTED AXIAL TOMOGRAPHY (scan)  
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CABG   CORONARY ARTERY BYPASS GRAFT  
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BP   BLOOD PRESSURE  
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BBB   BUNDLE BRANCH BLOCK  
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AV   ATRIOVENTRICULAR  
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ASHD   ARTERIOSCLEROTIC HEART DISEASE  
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ASD   ATRIAL SEPTAL DEFECT  
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AS   AORTIC STENOSIS  
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AMI   ACUTE MYOCARDIAL INFARCATION  
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WEAKNESS   lacking physical strength or vigor(energy)  
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vomiting   ejection through the mouth of the gastric content  
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tachycardia   abnormal rapidity of heart action, usually defined as a heart rate over 100 beats per minute  
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sweat   perspiration;the liqiud secreted by the sweat glands, having a salty taste  
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pallor   lack of color, paleness  
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palpitation   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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nausea   unpleasant sensation, usually preceding vomiting  
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headache   a diffues pain in different portions of the head and not confined to any nerve distrubtion area  
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fever   elevation of temperature above the normal  
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fatigue   a feeling of tiredness or weariness resulting from continued activity or as a side effect from some psychotropic drug  
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dyspnea   air hunger resulting in labored or difficult breathing, sometimes accompanied by pain(nomral when caused by vigrous work r athletic activity)  
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cyanosis   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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chest pain   a feeling if discomfort in the chest area  
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bradycardia   a slow heart rate characterized by a pulse rate under 60 beats per mintue  
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anxiety   a feeling of apprehension worry, uneasiness, or dread espically of the future  
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anorexia   lost of appetite  
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congestive heart failure   condition characterized by weakness, breathless abdominal discomfort  
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cardiomyopathy   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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cardiac tamponade   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   is severe pain and constriction about the heart usually raiating to theleftshoulder and down the left arm creating a feeling of pressure in the anterior chest  
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coronary artery disease   is the narrowing of the coronary arteries to teh extent that adequate blood supply to the myocardium is prevented  
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endocarditis   inflammation of the membrane lining of the valves and chambers of the heart caused by direct invasion of bacteria of other organisms and leading to deformity of the valve cups-abnormal growths called vegetations are formed on or within the membrane  
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hypertensive heart disease   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   is drooping of one of both cups of the mitral valve back into the left atrium during ventricular systole (when the heart is pumping blood)resulting in incomplete closure of the valve and mitral insufficiency  
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myocardial infarcation   heart attack;a condition caused by occlusion of one or more of the coronary arteries. life threatening condition results when myocardial tissue is destroyed in areas of the heart that are deprived of an adequate blood supply due to the occluded vessels  
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aneurysm   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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rheumatic fever   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   inflammation of the myocardium may be caused by viral or bacterial infections or may be a result of systemic diseases such as reheumatic fever  
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pericarditis   inflammantion of the pericardium (the sac like membrane that covers the heart muscle)it may be acute or chronic  
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arteriosclerosis   an arterial condition in which there is thicking, hardening, and loss of walls of arteries-resulting in decreased blood supply, espically to the lower extremities and cerebrum-this is called hardening of the arteries  
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hypertension   a condition in which the patient has a higher blood pressure than that judged to be normal-charcterized by elevated blood pressure persistently exceeding 130/85 mmHg'often asymptomatic  
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peripheral arterial occlusive disease   obstuction of the arteries in the extremities (predominantly the legs) the leading of this artherclerosis.which leads to narrowing of the lumen of the artery.  
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peripheral arterial occlusive disease   classic sympton- is intermittent claudicdication,which is a cramplike pain in the muscles brought on by excerise and relieved by rest  
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varicose veins   enlarged superficialveins;a twisted dilated vein with incomptent valves  
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thrombophlebitis   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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raynaud's phenomenon   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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tetralogy of fallot   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   -named for the french physicain Etienne Fallot who first descirbed the condition  
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patent ductus arterisous   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   congential heart defect characterized by a locaized narrowing of the aorta,which results in increased blood pressure in the upper extremities and decreased blood pressure in the lower extremities  
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venous insufficiency   an abnormal circulatory condition characterized by decreased return of venous blood from the legs to the trunk of the body  
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atrial flutter   condition in which the contraction of the atria become extremely rpaid,at the rate of between 250 and 350 beats per mintue  
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transpostron of the great vessels   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   is a condition in which the ventriclesof the heart beat at a rate greater than 100 beats pe mintue; characterized by three or more consecutive premature ventricular contractions-also known as V0Tech (VT)  
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caridac enzymes test   are preformed on samples of blood obtained by venipunture to determine the presence of damage to the myocaridal muscle  
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cardiac catheterization   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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angiography   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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angiography   -this substance is injected into an artery or a vein  
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heart block (av)   heart block is an interference with the normal conduction of electric impluses that control activity of the heart muscle  
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fibrillation (atrial/ventricluar)   is extremely rapid,incomplete contractions of the atria resulting in disorganized and uncoordinadted twitching of the atria  
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holter monitoring   a small portable monitoring device that makes prolonged ectecroardiograph recordings on a portable tape recorder  
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excerise sress testing   a means of assesing cardiac function by subjecting the patient to carefully controlled amounts of physical stress-0ex treadmill  
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event montior   is similar to the holter monitor in that it also records the eclectrical activity of the heart while the patinet goes about usual daily activities  
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thaallium stress test   one of several nuclear stress tests-is a combination of exercise stress testing with thallium imaging to assess changes in coronary blood flow during exercise  
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serum lipid test   measures the amount of fatty substances in a sample of blood obtained by venipunture  
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positron emission tomography (pet)   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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magnetic resonance imaging(mri)   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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implantable cardioverter defibrillator   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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holter monitoring   a small portable monitoring device that makes prolonged electrocardiograph recordings on a portable tape recorder  
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excerise stress reading   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   records the electrical activity of the heart while the patient goes about usual daily activities-can be used longer than the holter monitor  
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electrocardiogram   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   is a diagnostic x-ray technique that uses ionizing radiation to produce a cross sectional image of the body  
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echocardiography   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   are performed on samples of blood obtained by venipuncture to determine the presence of damage to the myocardial muscle  
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cardiac catheterization   a diagnostic procedure in which a catheter (a hollow flexible tube) is introduced into a large vein or artery -usually of an arm or a leg-& then threaded through the circulatory system to the heart  
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angiography   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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ventricular tachycardia   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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heart block (AV)   is an introduced with the normal condition of electric impulses that control activity of the heart muscle  
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fibrillation (atrial/ventricular)   is extremely rapid incomplete contractions of the atria resulting in disorganized and uncoordinated twitching of the atria  
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atrial flutter   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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transposition of the great vessels   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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tetraolgy of fallot   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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tetraolgy of fallot   named for the french etinne fallot-who first described the condition  
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patent ductus arteriosus   is an abnormal opening between the pulmonary artery and the aorta caused by failure of the fetal ductus arteriosous to close after birth-defect primarily in premature infants  
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coarctation of the aorta   a congenital heart defect characterized by a localized narrowing of the aorta,which results in increased blood pressure in the upper extremities & decreased blood pressure in the lower extremities  
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venous insufficiency   an abnormal circulatory condition characterized by decreased return of venous blood from the legs to the trunk of the body  
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varicose veins   enlarged, superficial veins-a twisted dilated vein with incompetent valves  
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thrombophlebitis   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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raynauds phenomenon   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   obstruction of the arteries in the extremities-predominantly the legs-the leading cause of this disease is atherosclerosis  
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hypertension   a condition in which the patient has a higher blood pressure than that judged to be normal-characterized by elevated blood pressure persistently exceeding 130/85 mmhg -often oftern asyptomatic  
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arteriosclerosis   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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pericarditis   inflammation of the pericardium (the saclike membrane that covers the heart muscle)it may be acute or chronic  
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myocarditis   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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aneursym   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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rheumatic fever   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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