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ASHD
Arteriosclerotic heart disease (ASHD), is a thickening and hardening of the walls of the coronary
arteries.


Blood pressure (BP)


Coronary artery bypass grafting (CABG) is a type of surgery that improves blood flow to the heart, is used to treat people who have severe coronary heart
disease (CHD).


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CAD

Coronary artery disease (CAD) is a group of diseases that includes: stable angina, unstable angina, myocardial
infarction, and sudden coronary death.


HTN (hypertension, high blood pressure) is the sign that the heart and
vessels are being overworked.


International normalized ratio (INR)
stands for a way of standardizing the results of prothrombin
time tests, no matter the testing method

A myocardial infarction(MI) is usually caused by a blood clot, which stops the blood
flowing to a part of your heart muscle.


Percutaneous transluminal coronary angioplasty (PTCA) is a minimally invasive
procedure to open up blocked coronary arteries.

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ROM

Range Of Motion is the distance that a movable

object may normally travel while properly attached to another


Prothrombin time (PT) is a blood test that measures how long it takes
blood to clot

Partial thromboplastin time (PTT) is a blood test that measures the
time it takes your blood to clot.