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thrombus
blood clot that doesn’t move
embolus
blood clot carried thru stream then gets lodged
cerebral vascular accident
medical term for stroke, blood flow to brain stopped
atheroscelerosis
build up of fats, cholesterol
heart mumur
extra or unusual sound during heartbeat, wooshing/swishing sound
bradycardia
slow bpm-under 60
tacychardia
fast-more than 100 bpm
myocardial infraction
aka heart attack, heart muscle injured from lack of oxygen
coronary ischemia
“death to heart”, restriction of blood supply to heart
angia pectoris
“pain from the pecs,” 85% of men and feels like pain in chest, 15% of women and feels like flu, caused by reduced blood flow
systole
contraction, av valves are closed, semilunar valves are open
diastole
relaxation, av valves are open, semilunar are closed
lub
closure of av valves
dub
closure of semilunar valves
veins have
valves
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