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coronary heart disease
a heart disease due to an abnormality of the arteries that supply blood and oxygen to the heart
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angina, angina pectoris
a heart condition marked by paroxysms of chest pain due to reduced oxygen to the heart
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arrhythmia, cardiac arrhythmia
an abnormal rate of muscle contractions in the heart
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cardiomyopathy, myocardiopathy
a disorder (usually of unknown origin) of the heart muscle (myocardium)
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coronary failure, heart failure
inability of the heart to pump enough blood to sustain normal bodily functions
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valvular heart disease
heart disease caused by stenosis of the cardiac valves and obstructed blood flow or caused by degeneration and blood regurgitation
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rheumatic heart disease
heart disease caused by recurrent episodes of rheumatic fever; characterized by changes in the myocardium or scarring of the heart valves that reduce the power of the heart to pump blood
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coronary occlusion
occlusion of a coronary artery caused either by progressive atherosclerosis or by a blood clot
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coronary, coronary thrombosis
obstruction of blood flow in a coronary artery by a blood clot (thrombus)
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aortic stenosis
abnormal narrowing of the aortic valve
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hypertrophic cardiomyopathy
a disorder in which the heart muscle is so strong that it does not relax enough to fill with the heart with blood and so has reduced pumping ability
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flutter
abnormally rapid beating of the auricles of the heart (especially in a regular rhythm); can result in heart block
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cantering rhythm, gallop rhythm
cardiac rhythm characterized by the presence of an extra sound; can indicate a heart abnormality
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mitral valve prolapse
cardiopathy resulting from the mitral valve not regulating the flow of blood between the left atrium and left ventricle of the heart
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mitral stenosis, mitral valve stenosis
obstruction or narrowing of the mitral valve (as by scarring from rheumatic fever)
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congestive heart failure
inability to pump enough blood to avoid congestion in the tissues
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heart attack
a sudden severe instance of abnormal heart function
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atrial fibrillation
fibrillation of the muscles of the atria of the heart
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bradycardia
abnormally slow heartbeat
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Adams-Stokes syndrome, Stokes-Adams syndrome, atrioventricular block, heart block
recurrent sudden attacks of unconsciousness caused by impaired conduction of the impulse that regulates the heartbeat
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PVC, premature ventricular contraction
irregularity of cardiac rhythm; recurrent occurrences can be a precursor of ventricular fibrillation
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tachycardia
abnormally rapid heartbeat (over 100 beats per minute)
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ventricular fibrillation
fibrillation of heart muscles resulting in interference with rhythmic contractions of the ventricles and possibly leading to cardiac arrest
