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Flashcards in Drug Therapy for Angina Ch 26 Deck (5)
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1
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Acute Coronary syndrome

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any condition brought on by sudden, reduced blood flow to the heart

2
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Afterload

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amount of vascular resistance that must be overcome to open the aortic (or pulmonic valve on the right side of the heart) and eject the blood with systole

3
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Intima

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inner layer of the artery

4
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Media

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middle layer of a vessel

5
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Preload

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positive stretch of the ventricles just prior to the systole