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| Term | Definition |
| 3 TYPES OF BLOOD VESSELS: | ARTERIES, VEINS, CAPILLARIES |
| ARTERIES | TAKE BLOOD FROM HEART |
| VEINS | CARRY BLOOD BACK TO THE HEART |
| CAPILLARIES | CONNECT ARTERIES & VEINS |
| VENA CAVA | "Hollow Vein" LARGE SIZED VEIN; GATHERS BLOOD FROM BODY AND RETURNS IT TO HEART |
| SYSTOLE | BLOOD PRESSURE FELT IN ARTERIES UPON CONTRACTION |
| DYSTOLE | FELT IN ARTEIES UPON RELAXATION |
| PULSE | FELT IN ARTERIES; MEASURES HEART RATE & STRENGTH |
| ANGINA PECTORIS | OPPRESSIVE PAIN IN CHEST DUE TO IRREGULAR BLOOD FLOW; HEART ATTACK PAIN |
| PECTORALGIA | CHEST PAIN |
| PHLEBALGIA | VEIN PAIN |
| PALPITATION | RAPID/IRREGULAR BEAT OF HEART "Jumping Sensation" |
| ARRHYTHMIA | A (No) / RRTHYM (Rhythm) / IA (Condition) |
| DYSRHYTHMIA | DYS (Bad) / RHYTHM (Rhythm) / IA (Condition) |
| HEART SOUNDS - LUB DUB | S1 - (SYSTOLE) CLOSING OF VALVES BETWEEN ATRIA & VENTRICLES; BEGINNING OF HEART CONTRACTION S2 - SYSTOLE ENDS WITH CLOSING OF PULMONARY & AORTIC VALVES |
| AAA | ABDOMINAL AORTIC ANEURYSM |
| A-fib | ATRIAL FIBRILLATION |
| ASD | ATRIAL SEPTAL DEFECT |
| BP | BLOOD PRESSURE |
| CABG | CORONARY ARTERY BYPASS GRAFT |
| CAD | CORONARY ARTERY DISEASE |
| CHF | CONGESTIVE HEART FAILURE |
| CO | CARDIAC OUTPUT |
| CTA | COMPUTED TOMOGRAPHIC ANGIOGRAPHY |
| DVT | DEEP VEIN THROMBOSIS |
| ECHO | ECHOCARDIOGRAM |
| EKG | ELECTROCARDIOGRAM |
| HTN | HYPERTENSION |
| MI | MYOCARDIAL INFARCTION |
| MRA | MAGNETIC RESONANCE ANGIOGRAPHY |
| MVP | MITRAL VALVE PROLAPSE |
| NSR | NORMAL SINUS RHYTHM |
| PCI | PERCUTANEOUS CORONARY INTERVENTION |
| SCA | SUDDEN CARDIAC ARREST |
| SV | STROKE VOLUME |
| TEE | TRANSESOPHAGEAL ECHOCARDIOGRAM |
| VSD | VENTRICULAR SEPTAL DEFECT |
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