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A Coronary (Heart Attack)

A II Blockers (Angiotensin II Receptor Blockers)

A-Fib (Atrial Fibrillation)

AAA (Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm)

AAPCC (American Association of Poison Control Centers)

Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm

Abdominal Aortic Aneurysmectomy (Aneurysmectomy)

ABG (Arterial Blood Gases)

Ablation

ABP (Ambulatory Blood Pressure Monitoring)

ABPM (Ambulatory Blood Pressure Monitoring)

Abrupt closure (Abrupt Vessel Closure)

Abrupt Vessel Closure

ACC (American College of Cardiology)

Acceptable Macronutrient Distribution Ranges

ACE Inhibitors

Acetylsalicylic Acid (Aspirin)

ACG (Apexcardiography)

Acquired Aortic Stenosis (Aortic Stenosis)

Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome (AIDS)

Acrocyanosis

Activated Clotting Time (Coagulation Tests)

Acute

Acute Aortic Dissection (Aortic Dissection)

Acute Aortic Regurgitation (Aortic Regurgitation)

Acute Chorea (Chorea)

Acute Coronary Syndrome

Acute Endocarditis (Endocarditis)

Acute Heart Attack (Heart Attack)

Acute Inflammation (Inflammation)

Acute Lung Injury (Postpump Syndrome)

Acute MI (Heart Attack)

Acute Myocardial Infarction (Heart Attack)

Acute Myocarditis (Myocarditis)

Acute Pericarditis (Pericarditis)

Acute Phase Reactant

Acute Rheumatic Arthritis (Rheumatoid Arthritis)

Acute Stress (Stress: What is it?)

Acyanotic

ADA (American Dietetic Association)

Adams Oliver Syndrome

Adams Stokes Disease (Stokes Adams Disease)

Adenosine Stress Test (Pharmacological Stress Test)

Adhesive Pericarditis (Pericarditis)

ADMA

Adrenal Gland Tumor (Pheochromocytoma)

Adrenaline

Adult Onset Diabetes (Types of Diabetes)

Adult Onset Still's Disease (Stills Disease)

Adult Respiratory Distress Syndrome (Postpump Syndrome)

Adult Still's Disease (Stills Disease)

Advance Care Directives (Advance Directives)

Advance Directives

AECG (Ambulatory Monitoring)

AED

AF (Atrial Fibrillation)

Agency for Health Care Policy and Research (Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality)

Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality

Agyria Pachygyria Syndrome (Miller Dieker Syndrome)

Agyria Syndrome (Miller Dieker Syndrome)

AICD (Implantable Defibrillator (ICD))

AIDS

Air Embolism (Embolism)

ALA (American Lung Association)

Alanine Aminotransferase

Albumin Test (Total Serum Protein)

Alcohol

Alcohol & Women

Alcohol Ablation

Alcoholic Cardiomyopathy

Alcoholic Heart Disease (Alcoholic Cardiomyopathy)

Alkaline Phosphatase

Allen-Brown Cannula (Cannula)

Allograft (Homograft)

Alpha 1 Blockers (Alpha Blockers)

Alpha 2 Blockers (Alpha Blockers)

Alpha Adrenergic Antagonists (Alpha Blockers)

Alpha Adrenergic Blockers (Alpha Blockers)

Alpha Antagonists (Alpha Blockers)

Alpha Blockers

ALT (Alanine Aminotransferase)

AMA (American Medical Association)

Ambulatory Blood Pressure (Ambulatory Blood Pressure Monitoring)

Ambulatory Blood Pressure Monitoring

Ambulatory Cardiac Catheterization (Cardiac Catheterization)

Ambulatory EKG (Ambulatory Monitoring)

Ambulatory Electrocardiology (Ambulatory Monitoring)

Ambulatory Monitoring

Ambulatory Phlebectomy (Phlebectomy)

AMDR (Acceptable Macronutrient Distribution Ranges)

American Association of Poison Control Centers

American College of Cardiology

American Diabetes Association

American Dietetic Association

American Heart Association

American Lung Association

American Medical Association

American Obesity Association

American Red Cross

American Society of Bariatric Physicians

American Society of Hypertension

American Stroke Association

Amino Acids

Aminoglycosides

Ammonia Blood Test (Plasma Ammonia Test)

Ammonia Test (Plasma Ammonia Test)

Anasarca (Edema)

Anastomosis

Anemia

Anemia & Children

Aneroid Sphygmomanometer (Sphygmomanometer)

Anesthesia

Aneurysm

Aneurysm of Septum Primum (Atrial Aneurysm)

Aneurysm of Septum Secundum (Atrial Aneurysm)

Aneurysmectomy

Anger

Angiectomy

Angina

Angina Pectoris (Angina)

Anginal Equivalents (Chest Pain)

Angio Jet (Angiojet)

Angiocardiography (Coronary Angiogram)

Angiogenesis (Therapeutic Angiogenesis)

Angiogens (Therapeutic Angiogenesis)

Angiogram

Angiography (Angiogram)

Angiojet

Angioplasty (Balloon Angioplasty)

Angioscopy

Angiotensin II Antagonists (Angiotensin II Receptor Blockers)

Angiotensin II Receptor Blockers

Angiotensin-Converting Enzyme Inhibitors (ACE Inhibitors)

Annuloplasty (Heart Valve Procedures)

Annuloplasty Ring

Annulus

Anomalous Drainage of Pulmonary Veins (TAPVR)

Anorexia Nervosa

Anterior Cerebral Artery (Cerebral Artery)

Anterior Choroidal Artery Anuerysm (Anterior Choroidal Artery Syndrome)

Anterior Choroidal Artery Occlusion (Anterior Choroidal Artery Syndrome)

Anterior Choroidal Artery Syndrome

Anterior Fascicular Block (Left Anterior Bundle Branch Block)

Anterior Spinal Artery Occlusion Syndrome (Anterior Spinal Artery Syndrome)

Anterior Spinal Artery Syndrome

Anti Phospholipid Syndrome (Antiphospholipid Syndrome)

Antiarrhythmics

Antibiotic Prophylaxis (Prophylaxis)

Antibiotics

Antibodies

Anticardiolypin Antibody Syndrome (Antiphospholipid Syndrome)

Anticoagulants

Antihypertensive Drugs (Antihypertensives)

Antihypertensives

Antilipemic Agents (Cholesterol Reducing Drugs)

Antioxidant Vitamins (Antioxidants)

Antioxidants

Antiphospholipid Syndrome

Antiplatelet Medications (Antiplatelets)

Antiplatelets

Antiprostaglandins (NSAIDs)

Antistreptolysin O Test

Antistreptolysin-O Titer (Antistreptolysin O Test)

Antithrombocytes (Antiplatelets)

Anxiety

Anxiety Disorder (Anxiety)

AOPO (Association for Organ Procurement Organizations)

Aorta

Aortic Aneurysm

Aortic Arch Defect (Coarctation of the Aorta)

Aortic Arch Syndrome (Takayasu Disease)

Aortic Atresia

Aortic Coarctation (Coarctation of the Aorta)

Aortic Dissection

Aortic Incompetence (Aortic Regurgitation)

Aortic Insufficiency (Aortic Regurgitation)

Aortic Regurgitation

Aortic Rupture

Aortic sclerosis (Aortic Stenosis)

Aortic Sinus (Sinus of Valsalva)

Aortic Stenosis (Aortic Stenosis)

Aortic Stent Graft (Stent Graft)

Aortic Valve

Aortic Valve Disease (Aortic Stenosis)

Aortic Valve Incompetence (Aortic Regurgitation)

Aortic Valve Insufficiency (Aortic Regurgitation)

Aortic Valve Regurgitation (Aortic Regurgitation)

Aortogram

Aortostenosis (Aortic Stenosis)

APA (Antiphospholipid Syndrome)

Apexcardiography

Aphasia

APLS (Antiphospholipid Syndrome)

Apnea (Sleep Apnea)

Apo (Apolipoproteins)

Apo A (Apolipoproteins)

Apo A1 (Apolipoproteins)

Apo A2 (Apolipoproteins)

Apo B (Apolipoproteins)

Apo B100 (Apolipoproteins)

Apo C II Deficiency (Familiar Lipoprotein Lipase Deficiency)

Apo E (Apolipoproteins)

Apolipoproteins

Appetite Suppressant Drugs (Diet Pills)

Apraxia

APSAC (Clot Busting Drugs)

APTT (Prothrombin Time)

ARBs (Angiotensin II Receptor Blockers)

Arch Aorta (Coarctation of the Aorta)

ARDS (Postpump Syndrome)

Arm Cuff (Sphygmomanometer)

Arrhythmia

Arrhythmia Medications (Antiarrhythmics)

Arrhythmogenic Right Ventricular Cardiomyopathy (ARVD)

Arrhythmogenic Right Ventricular Dysplasia (ARVD)

Arterial Blood Gases

Arterial Bypass Grafting (Bypass Surgery)

Arterial Calcification (Calcification)

Arterial Cannula (Cannula)

Arterial Catheterization (Cardiac Catheterization)

Arterial Insufficiency (Insufficiency)

Arterial Puncture (Blood Tests)

Arterial Switch Operation

Arterial Switch Procedure (Arterial Switch Operation)

Arterial Thoracic Outlet Syndrome

Arterial Thrombosis (Thrombosis)

Arterial TOS (Arterial Thoracic Outlet Syndrome)

Arteriectomy (Angiectomy)

Arteriogram (Angiogram)

Arteriography (Angiogram)

Arterioles

Arteriovenous Fistula

Arteriovenous Malformation

Arteriovenous Shunt (Shunt)

Arteriovenous Shunt Catheter (Catheter)

Arteritis

Artery

Artery Embolectomy (Thrombectomy)

Artery Spasm (Coronary Artery Spasm)

Arthrogryposis

Artificial Heart (Mechanical Heart)

Artificial Heart Transplantation (Heart Transplant Surgery)

Artificial Heart Valve (Mechanical Heart Valve)

Artificial Pacemaker (Pacemaker)

Artificial Respiration (CPR)

ARVD

ASA (Atrial Aneurysm)

ASBP (American Society of Bariatric Physicians)

Ascending Aorta

Ascending Aortic Dissection (Aortic Dissection)

Ascending Contrast Venography (Venogram)

ASD (Atrial Septal Defect)

Aseptic Necrosis (Necrosis)

ASH (Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy)

ASO Test (Antistreptolysin O Test)

ASOT (Antistreptolysin O Test)

Aspartate Aminotransferase

Aspiration of Pericardial Fluid (Pericardiocentesis)

Aspirin

Aspirin & Women

Association for Organ Procurement Organizations

AST (Aspartate Aminotransferase)

Asthma

Asymmetric Crying Facies Syndrome

Asymmetric Septal Hypertrophy (Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy)

Asymmetrical Dimethylarginine (ADMA)

Asystole

Atherectomy

Atheroma

Atheromatous Plaque (Atheroma)

Atherosclerosis

Atherosclerotic Plaque (Plaque)

Atherothrombosis (Blood Clots)

Athlete Heart (Enlarged Heart)

Atria (Atrium)

Atrial Aneurysm

Atrial Ectopics (Premature Atrial Contractions)

Atrial Extrasystoles (Premature Atrial Contractions)

Atrial Fibrillation

Atrial Flutter

Atrial Myxoma (Cardiac Myxoma)

Atrial Pressure (Pulmonary Artery Wedge Pressure)

Atrial Septal Aneurysm (Atrial Aneurysm)

Atrial Septal Defect

Atrial Septostomy (Balloon Atrial Septostomy)

Atrial Septum (Septum)

Atrial Switch (Intraatrial Baffle)

Atrial Switch Procedure (Intraatrial Baffle)

Atrial Tachycardia

Atrial-Ventricular Node (AV Node)

Atrioventricular Block (Heart Block)

Atrioventricular Canal (AV Canal)

Atrioventricular Canal Defect (AV Septal Defect)

Atrioventricular Junction (AV Junction)

Atrioventricular Node (AV Node)

Atrioventricular Septal Defect (AV Septal Defect)

Atrium

Atrophy of the Left Ventricle (Cardiac Atrophy)

Auscultation

Autoimmune Diseases (Autoimmune Disorders)

Autoimmune Disorders

Autologous Transfusion (Transfusion)

Automatic Blood Pressure System (Ambulatory Blood Pressure Monitoring)

Automatic BP System (Ambulatory Blood Pressure Monitoring)

Automatic BP Test (Ambulatory Blood Pressure Monitoring)

Automatic Defibrillator Implantation (Implantable Defibrillator (ICD))

Automatic External Cardioverter (AED)

Automatic External Defibrillator (AED)

Automatic Implantable Cardioverter Defibrillator (Implantable Defibrillator (ICD))

Autonomic Nervous System

Autosomal Dominant

Autosomal Recessive

AV Block (Heart Block)

AV Canal

AV Canal Defect (AV Septal Defect)

AV Junction

AV Junctional Tachycardia (Junctional Tachycardia)

AV Nodal Reentrant Tachycardia

AV Nodal Reentry (AV Nodal Reentrant Tachycardia)

AV Node

AV Node Ablation (Ablation)

AV Node Reentry (AV Nodal Reentrant Tachycardia)

AV Reentrant Tachycardia (AV Nodal Reentrant Tachycardia)

AV Reentrant Tachycardia Using an Accessory Bypass Connection

AV Septal Defect

Avascular Necrosis (Necrosis)

AVF (Arteriovenous Fistula)

AVID Trial

AVRT (AV Nodal Reentrant Tachycardia)

AVSD (AV Septal Defect)

Ayerza Syndrome (Pulmonary Hypertension)