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Endocarditis (infective endocarditis; subacute bacterial

Cardiology endocarditis) 513
Exercises and cardiovascular health
Abdominal aortic aneurysm (AAA) 1
Heart attack (myocardial infarction) 29
Acute coronary syndrome (ACS)
female
Aldosteronism (hyperaldosteronism) 171
Heart, anatomy of
Angina (angina pectoris) 3
High blood pressure (hypertension) 33
Angina, unstable 63
child
Aortic dissection
High cholesterol (hyperlipidemia; hypercholesterolemia)
Aortic insufficiency (aortic regurgitation) 5
31
Aortic stenosis 7
High triglyceride levels (high blood lipid levels)
Aortic valve disease
Hypertension (high blood pressure) 33
Atrial fibrillation 9
pulmonary
Atrial flutter (AFL)
Hypertrophic cardiomyopathy 35
Atrial myxoma
Hypothermia
Atrial septal defect (ASD) 11
Long QT syndrome (LQTS)
Bundle branch block 13
Lymphedema (lymphatic obstruction)
Cardiac pacemaker and debrillator
Marfan’s syndrome, child 857
Cardiac tamponade 15
Mitral regurgitation 37
Cardiopulmonary circulation
Mitral stenosis 39
Carotid stenosis
Mitral valve disease
Claudication (poor circulation) 17
Mitral valve prolapse (MVP) 41
Coarctation of aorta
Myocarditis 43
Complete heart block
Percutaneous coronary intervention
(third-degree heart block) 19
Pericarditis 45
Congestive heart failure (CHF) 21
Peripheral arterial disease (PAD) 47
Coronary artery bypass surgery
Pheochromocytoma 217
Coronary artery disease (CAD) 23
Preeclampsia (toxemia; pregnancy-induced hypertension)
Deep vein thrombosis (DVT) 25
407
Diagnostic heart catheterization
Premature ventricular contractions (PVCs) 49
Dilated cardiomyopathy 27
Pulmonary embolism (PE) 51
Electrical injury
Pulmonary hypertension

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