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Diseases of the Heart and Blood Vessels

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shortness of breath   dyspnea  
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quivering or spontaneous contraction of the individual cardiac cells   fibrillation  
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loss of the normal beating rhythm of the heart   arrhythmia  
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an increase in the size of the heart or a part of the heart due to an increase in the size of the muscle fibers   cardiac hypertrophy  
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pathological condition in which the heart or a chamber of the heart increases in size due to a stretching of the muscle fibers in the walls of the chamber   cardiac dilatation  
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the formation of an area of necrosis in a tissue caused by obstruction in the artery supplying the area   infarction  
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chest pain associated with heart attacks   angina  
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an inflammation of the endocardium of the heart, which may include the heart valves or the cardiac septum   endocarditis  
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inflammation of the tissues that surround the heart   pericarditis  
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inflammation of the heart muscle   myocarditis  
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inflammation of the heart   carditis  
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inflammation of the arteries   arteritis  
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inflammation of the veins   phlebitis  
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a disease of the heart muscle due to excessive alcohol consumption   alcoholic cardiomyopathy  
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an enlargement of the infant cardiac septum   hypertrophic cardiomyopathy  
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is primary cardiomyopathy idiopathic?   yes  
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this disease causes damage to the mitral valve, leading to endocarditis and infection of multiple layers of the heart   rheumatic fever  
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high blood pressure   hypertension  
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condition where the foramen ovale fails to properly close at birth   atrial septal defect  
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also known as ischemic heart disease, most common cause of death in developed countries   coronary artery disease  
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hardening of the arteries   arteriosclerosis  
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arteriosclerosis is most common in what artery?   femoral  
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process in which deposits of fatty substances build up in the inner lining of an artery   atherosclerosis  
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the abnormal enlargement or bulging of an artery caused by damage to or weakness in the blood vessel wall   aneurysm  
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inflammatory disease of the aorta and its branching arteries, especially prevalent among young asian women   Takayasu's arteritis  
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most common form of arterial inflammation, aka giant cell arteritis   temporal arteritis  
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enlarged veins which are close the the skin's surface, found in the legs and feet   varicose veins  
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