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Endocarditis - ANS - An infection of the heart's inner lining, usually involving the heart valves. Heart failure - ANS - a condition that occurs when the heart is unable to pump enough blood to meet the body's needs Murmur - ANS - Abnormal swishing sound caused by improper closure of the heart valves Bradycardia - ANS - Abnormally slow heart beat Tachycardia - ANS - Abnormally rapid heart beat Heart block - ANS - interference with normal conduction of electrical impulses that control activity of the heart muscle Fibrillation - ANS - Rapid, quivering, noncoordinated contractions of the atria or ventricles
Myocardial infarct - ANS - death of a wedge shaped area of heart tissue when the artery supplying it becomes blocked Angina - ANS - Chest pain due to lack of blood flow to heart muscle Peripheral Vascular Disease - ANS - A circulatory condition in which narrowed blood vessels reduce blood flow to the limbs. Arteriosclerosis - ANS - the thickening and hardening of the walls of the arteries, occurring typically in old age. Varicose veins - ANS - abnormally swollen and twisted veins, usually occurring in the legs Hypertension - ANS - Abnormally high blood pressure Aneurysm - ANS - Ballooning of a weakened portion of an arterial wall