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sarc/o
flesh (connective tissue)
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angina pectoris, angina
mild to severe pain or pressure in the chest caused by ischemia
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arrhythmia, dysrhythmia
irregularity or loss of rhythm of the heart beat
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fibrillation
arrhythmia of irregular, random contractions of the heart fibers
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bruit
abnormal blowing sound heard on auscultation caused by turbulent blood flow through an artery
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deep vein thrombosis
formation of blood clot in a deep vein of the body, usually the leg or thigh
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embolus
mass of undissolved matter- commonly a blood clot, fatty plaque or air bubble- that travels through the blood stream and becomes lodged in a blood vessel
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heart block
interference with normal conduction of electrical impulses that control activity of the heart muscle
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first- degree heart block
AV block in which the atrial electrical impulses are delayed by a fraction of a second before being conducted to the ventricles
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second- degree heart block
AV block in which occasional electrical impulses from the SA node fail to be conducted to the ventricles
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third-degree heart block, complete heart block
AV block in which electrical impulses from the atria fail to reach the ventricles
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heart failure, congestive heart failure
inability of the heart to circulate blood effectively enough to meet the body’s metabolic needs
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hypertension
consistently elevated BP that is higher than 119/79 mmHg, causing damage to the blood vessels and ultimately the heart
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ischemia
deficiency of blood flow to an organ or tissue due to circulatory obstruction
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