| A | B |
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| anemia | reduction in the amount of hemoglobin in the red blood cells |
| aneurysm | ballooning of a weakened portion of an arterial wall |
| angina pectoris | chest pain which may radiate to the left arm and jaw |
| cardiac arrest | sudden cessation of cardiac output which requires CPR |
| cardiac tamponade | acute compression of the heart caused by fluid accumulation in the pericardial cavity |
| coarctation of the aorta | congenital cardiac condition characterized by a narrowing of the aorta |
| congenital heart disease | heart abnormality present at birth |
| heart failure (HF) | inability of the heart to pump enough blood through the body to supply the tissues and organs with nutrients and oxygen (also called congestive heart failure - CHF) |
| deep vein thrombosis (DVT) | condition of thrombus in a deep vein of the body - usually in the lower extremities |
| embolus, emboli | blood clot or foreign material such as air or fat that enters the bloodstream and moves until it lodges at another point in the circulation |
| hemophilia | inherited bleeding disease most commonly caused by a deficiency of the coagulation factor VIII |
| Hodgkin's Disease | malignant disorder of the lymphatic tissue characterized by progressive enlargement of the lymph nodes - usually beginning in the cervical nodes |
| hypertensive heart disease (HHD) | persistent high blood pressure |
| intermittent claudication | pain and discomfort in the calf muscles while walking - seen in occlusive artery disease |
| leukemia | malignant disease characterized by excessive increase in abnormal white blood cells formed in the bone marrow |
| mitral valve stenosis | narrowing of the mitral (bicuspid) valve from scarring - commonly seen with rheumatic fever |
| myocardial infarction (MI) | death (necrosis) of a portion of the myocardial muscle caused by lack of oxygen resulting from an interrupted blood supply - heart attack |
| rheumatic heart disease | damage to the heart muscle or valves caused by rheumatic fever |
| varicose veins | distended or tortuous veins usually found in the lower extremities |
| acute coronary syndrome (ACS) | sudden symptoms of insufficient blood suply to the heart indicating unstable angina or myocardial infarction |
| peripheral artery disease (PAD) | disease of the arteries other than those of the heart and brain that affect circulation - common symptom is intermittent claudication |
| arrhythmia | abnormality in the heart's normal rhythmic pattern |
| atrial fibrillation (AFib) | cardiac arrhythmia characterized by chaotic, rapid electrical impulses in the atria causing atria quivering instead of contraction |
| coronary artery disease (CAD) | condition that reduces the flow of blood through the coronary arteries to the myocardium (also called heart failure, HF) |
| infectious mononucleosis | acute infection caused by Epstein Barr virus characterized by swollen lymph nodes, sore throat, fatigue and fever |
| sepsis | a condition in which pathogenic microorganisms, usually bacteria, enter the bloodstream, causing a systemic inflammatory response to the infection (also called septicemia) |
| cor pulmonale | enlargement of the heart's right ventricle due to pulmonary disease |
