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A blood vessel that carries oxygen-poor blood from heart to lungs
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Pulmonary artery
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Sac like membrane surrounding the heart
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Pericardium
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Contraction phase of the heart beat
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Systole
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Located between the left upper and lower chambers of the heart
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Mitral valve
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Disease of heart muscle
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Cardiomyopathy
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Inflamation of a vein
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Phlebitis
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Sensitive tissue in the right atrium wall that begins the heart beat
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Sinoatrial node
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Blood vessels branching from the aorta to carry oxygen-rich blood to the heart muscle
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Coronary arteries
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Tetralogy of fallot
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Four seperate congenital heart defects
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Sphygmomanometer
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Instrument to measure blood pressure
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A local widening of an artery
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Aneurysm
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Petechiae
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Small pinpoint hemmorages
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Bluish coloration of the skin
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Cynosis
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Mitral valve prolapse-click
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Murmur syndrome
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Chest pain relived with nitroglycerin
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Agina
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