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The condition in which the heart cannot pump enough blood to the body's organs.
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The percentage of blood pumped out of the right and left ventrilcles with each heartbeat.
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A procedure in which a thin tube is inserted into the body.
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Flaps of tissue that open and close to help regulate the flow of blood from the right ventricle to the right atrium
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A progressive disease that affects the aortic valve.
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The valve that regulates the flow of blood from the pulmonary artery to the right ventricle.
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The backwards flow of blood.
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A large artery in the tigh that connects with the aorta.
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The disease in which calcium from the blood collects in the body tissues.
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The only bi-leaflet valve in gthe heart, it regulates the flow of blood from the left ventricle to the left atrium.
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The heart valve that regulates the one-way flow of blood from the left ventricle to the aorta.
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The fibrous muscle tissue of the heart
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The large, lower blood-pumping chambers of the heart
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A valve that has two leaflets that regulate the flow of blood.
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The blood vessels that carry oxygen-rich blood away from the lungs and heart.
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The narrowing of an opening
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Chest pain that occurs when an area of the heart muscle does not receive enough oxygen-rich blood
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The largest artery of the body that receives blood of the heart that has been oxygenated in the lungs. It delivers this blood to the brain and body.
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The blood vessels that return de-oxygenated blood to the heart and lungs.
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The two upper chambers of the heart that receive blood returning from the body.