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61 Cards in this Set
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Antianginal |
drug that prevents or relieves the symptoms of angina pectoris |
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Antiarrhythmic |
Drug that opposes an irregular heartbeat |
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Anticoagulant |
drug that opposes the coagulation of the blood |
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Antihypertensive |
Drug that opposes high blood pressure |
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Cardiotonic |
Drug that increases the strength of the heart contractions |
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Thrombolytic |
Drug that breaks down clots |
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Vasoconstrictor |
Drug that constricts or narrows the diameter of a blood vessel |
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Vasodilator |
Drug that causes the relaxation or expansion of a blood vessel |
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Vasopressor |
Drug that constricts or narrows the diameter of the blood vessel |
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Cardiomyotomy |
Incision into the heart muscle |
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Pericardiotomy |
Incision into the tissue around the heart |
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Valvectomy |
Surgical removal of a heart valve |
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Valvotomy |
Incision into a heart valve |
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Valvuloplasty |
Surgical reconstruction of a heart valve |
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Ventriculotomy |
Incision into a ventricle |
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Cardiopulmonary bypass |
procedure that temporarily circulates and oxygenates a patient’s blood during the portion of heart surgery where the heart is stopped |
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Cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) |
Basic life support |
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Cardiothoracic surgery |
surgery that involves cutting through the patient’s chest to get to the heart |
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Cardioversion |
Returning a heart to normal rhythm |
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Coronary arterectomy |
Surgical removal of a coronary artery |
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Coronary artery bypass graft (CABG) |
borrowed piece of blood vessel used to bypass a blocked artery in the heart |
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Coronary artery bypass surgery |
Surgery to bypass a blocked artery in the heart |
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Percutaneous coronary intervention |
alternate treatment for a coronary artery that passes instruments up a patient’s blood vessels into the heart |
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Pericardiocentesis |
Puncture of the tissue around the heart |
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Anastomosis |
creation of an opening between two normally separate structures |
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Aneurysmectomy |
Surgical removal of an aneruysm |
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Angioplasty |
Surgical reconstruction of a vessel |
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Angiorrhaphy |
Suture of a vessel |
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Aortorrhaphy |
Suture of the aorta |
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Aortotomy |
Incision into the aorta |
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Arteriectomy |
Surgical removal of an artery |
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Arterioplasty |
Surgical reconstruction of an artery |
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Arteriorrhaphy |
Suture of an artery |
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Atherectomy |
Surgical removal of fatty plaque within an artery |
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Embolectomy |
Surgical removal of an embolus |
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Endarterectomy |
Surgical removal of the inside of an artery |
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Phlebectomy |
Surgical removal of a vein |
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Phlebophlebostomy |
Procedure used to create an opening between two veins |
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Varicotomy |
Surgical removal of a varicose vein |
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Venectomy |
Surgical removal of a vein |
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AAA |
Abdominal aortic aneurysm |
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A-fib |
Atrial fibrillation |
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ASD |
Atrial septal defect |
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CABG |
Coronary artery bypass graft |
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CAD |
Coronary artery disease |
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CHF |
Congestive heart failure |
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CO |
Cardiac output |
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CTA |
Computed topographic angiography |
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DVT |
Deep vein thrombosis |
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ECHO |
Echocardiogram |
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EKG |
Electrocardiogram |
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HTN |
Hypertension |
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MI |
Myocardial infarction |
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MRA |
Magnetic resonance angiography |
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MVP |
Mitral valve prolapse |
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NSR |
Normal sinus rhythm |
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PCI |
Percutaneous coronary intervention |
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SCA |
Sudden cardiac arrest |
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SV |
Stroke volume |
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TEE |
Transesophageal echocardiogram |
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VSD |
Ventricular septal defect |
