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  1. 9. Fainting, loss of consciousness, or dizziness which may be due to a change in cardiac rhythm (arrhythmia) or other causes.
  2. 11. The middle and the thickest layer of the heart wall, composed of cardiac muscle.
  3. 13. The process of restoring the heart's normal rhythm by applying a controlled electric shock to the exterior of the chest.
  4. 14. Abnormally slow heartbeat.
  5. 18. The rapid, ineffective contractions of any heart chamber. A flutter is considered to be more coordinated than fibrillation.
  6. 19. The removal, isolation, or destruction of cardiac tissue or conduction pathways involved in arrhythmias.
  7. 21. One of the two lower chambers of the heart. (See Atrium)
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  1. 1. Shortness of breath.
  2. 2. An artificial pacemaker controls the heart’s beating and rhythm by emitting a series of electrical discharges.
  3. 3. Insufficient blood flow to tissue due to blockage in the blood flow through the arteries.
  4. 4. A thin tube inserted into a vein or artery.
  5. 5. In an ICD system, the wire or catheter which conducts energy from the ICD to the heart, and from the heart to the ICD.
  6. 6. A sudden disruption of blood flow to the brain, either by a clot or a leak in a blood vessel.
  7. 7. The Process in which an electronic device sends an electric shock to stop an extremely rapid or irregular heartbeat, and restore the normal heart rhythm.
  8. 8. Also called atheroma, this is a deposit of fatty (and other) substances in the inner lining of the artery wall characteristic of atherosclerosis.
  9. 10. The large artery that receives blood from the left ventricle of the heart and distributes it to the body.
  10. 12. Abbreviation for Implantable Cardioverter Defibrillator. An ICD is an implanted device used to treat abnormal, fast heart rhythms. Several types of therapies are used by the ICD, including cardioversion, defibrillation, and antitachycardia pacing.
  11. 15. Failure of the heart to pump blood through the body. If left untreated, it is dangerous and life-threatening.
  12. 16. The area of heart tissue permanently damaged by an inadequate supply of oxygen.
  13. 17. The medical term for chest pain due to coronary heart disease, a condition in which the heart muscle doesn’t receive enough blood, resulting in pain in the chest.
  14. 20. Any one of a series of vessels that carry blood from various parts of the body back to the heart.