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Problems of the Cardiovascular System

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Stimulation of this system causes an increase in heart rate
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Chronic disease of the cardiac muscle; could cause sudden cardiac arrest
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The heart cannot contract forcefully enough to eject blood into the pulmonary system
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Inflammation of the membraneous sac that encases the heart
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Neurohormone released by the ventricle when a patient when a patient has fluid overload
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Insufficiency of the bicuspid valve during systole
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Hardening, thickening, or calcification of the bicuspid valve
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Strong vasoconstrictor
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The heart cannot contract forcefully enough to eject oxygenated blood into the peripheral circulation
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Difference between systolic and diastolic pressure values
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Antihypertensive med; binds with renin to inhibit production of angiotensin I
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Class of drug that reduces blood volume by blocking aldosterone receptors in the kidney, promoting excretion of sodium and water and retention of potassium.
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Population at high risk of hypertension;develop CHF more often than Euro-Americans
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Medicine that reduces the production of angiotensin II by blocking the conversion of angiotensin I to angiotensin II
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Can be used in patients who cannot tolerate ACE inhibitors; this class of med blocks the action of angiotensin II in the body
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Enlargement of the myocardial wall