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Severe chest pain caused by insufficient blood to the heart | angina |
Word derived from Latin that means to choke | angina |
Irregularity or loss of rhythm of the heartbeat | arrhythmia |
Deficiency of blood supply to the myocardium | myocardial ischemia |
Temporary deficiency of blood supply to any body part | ischemia |
This results when body tissues do not receive enough blood | shock |
Procedure to slow the heart and restore normal rhythm | defibrillation |
The abbreviation CAD means | coronary artery disease |
Partition that divides the left and right chambers of the heart | septum |
Heart defect present at birth | congenital heart defects |
Soft blowing or rasping sound heard listening to the heart | heart murmur |
Lack of blood efficiency to maintain adequate circulation results in | heart failure |
AMI is | acute myocardial infarction |
Death of tissue | necrosis |
Localized area of necrosis from lack of blood supply to the area | infarction |
Word for narrowing | stenosis |
Word for obstruction | occlusion |
Excessive lipids in the blood | hyperlipidemia |
A lipid associated with coronary heart disease | cholesterol |
Cardiac condition in which contractions are too rapid and uncoordinated | fibrillation |
Enlarged heart | cardiomegaly |