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A blood clot that moves through the blood stream.
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Thin chords that provide support to the tricuspid and mitral valves of the heart helping them to open and shut properly.
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Rheumatic fever can lead to a condition known as rheumatic heart disease. This is usually a thickening and stenosis of one or more of the heart valves and often requires surgery to repair or replace the involved valve(s).
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An invasive procedure, performed along with cardiac catheterization. A miniature sound probe (transducer) on the tip of a catheter is threaded through the coronary arteries and, using high-frequency sound waves, produces detailed images of the interior walls of the arteries.
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A medication used to strengthen the heart's contractions and improve blood circulation.
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A fat found in the blood. Most fat found in the diet and body is in the form of triglycerides.
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Medication used to dissolve any clots that may be blocking blood flow in arteries and veins.
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The lower, pumping chambers of the heart. The heart has two ventricles - the right and left ventricle.
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A medication used to relax and dilate the blood vessels (vasodilator), improving blood flow. Nitroglycerin works very quickly and is the most common vasodilator used to treat angina.
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Small muscles that are part of the inside walls of the ventricles and attach to the chordae tendineae.
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