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16 Cards in this Set
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CABG
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coronary artery bypass grafting
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ECHO
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echocardiography
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ETT
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exercise tolerance test
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ETT-MIBI
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exercise tolerance test combined with a radioactive tracer (sestamibi) scan
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ICD
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implantable cardioverter-defibrillator
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LVAD
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left ventricular assist device
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PCI
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percutaneous coronary intervention
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TEE
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transesophageal echocardiography
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cardiac imaging using high frequency sound waves
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ECHO
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ultrasound imaging of the heart using a transducer within the esophagus
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TEE
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insertion of a balloon-tipped catheter and stents into a coronary artery
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PCI
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done to relieve ischemia; in case of angina and extensive atherosclerosis
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CABG
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radioactive test of heart function with stress test
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ETT-MIBI
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booster pump implanted in the abdomen with a cannula leading to the heart as a "bridge to transplant"
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LVAD
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divice implanted in the chest that senses and corrects arrhytmias by shocking the heart
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ICD
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procedure to determine the heart's response to physical exertion (stress)
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ETT
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