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  1. 4. X-ray or chest film is a projection radiograph of the chest used to diagnose conditions affecting the chest, its contents
  2. 6. the insertion of a catheter into a chamber or vessel of the heart.
  3. 9. Vascular (relating to a system of blood vessels) or vasculitis (inflammation of blood vessels).
  4. 11. Cardiologist (a doctor who studies the heart) or cardiac arrest (a sudden stop of the heart).
  5. 12. Occurs when the heart muscle becomes too stiff or weak to pump blood adequately throughout the body.
  6. 14. attack
  7. 16. (Coronary Artery Disease), MI (Myocardial Infarction), CPR (Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation), BP (Blood Pressure), and ECG/EKG (Electrocardiogram)
  8. 17. Artery Disease)
  9. 18. catheterization
  10. 23. Resuscitation):
  11. 26. where one or more of the four heart valves do not open or close properly.
  12. 27. use a CT scan to detect build-up in the arteries
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  1. 1. often one of the first ways your cardiologist will take a look at your heart — using sound.
  2. 2. The fluid that contains oxygen, nutrients, waste products, and other cells that circulates through the heart and blood vessels.
  3. 3. Infarction):
  4. 5. valve disease
  5. 7. blockage of blood flow to a part of the heart muscle, often caused by a blood clot.
  6. 8. emergency that occurs when blood supply to the brain is interrupted.
  7. 10. artery disease condition where the heart's blood vessels become narrowed or blocked by a buildup of fatty deposits, known as plaque. failure
  8. 13. of the heart's electrical activity through repeated cardiac cycles
  9. 15. Blood vessels that carry oxygenated blood away from the heart.
  10. 19. score
  11. 20. A muscular organ that pumps blood throughout the body.
  12. 21. Pressure)
  13. 22. Arteriole (a small artery) or arteriosclerosis (hardening of the arteries).
  14. 24. Phlebitis (inflammation of a vein) or phlebotomy (the process of drawing blood from a vein).
  15. 25. Blood vessels that carry deoxygenated blood back to the heart.
  16. 26. Microscopic blood vessels that connect arteries and veins and facilitate the exchange of oxygen, nutrients, and waste with the body's tissues.