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An easy-to-use listing of words from A to Z – to help you understand your heart and blood vessel disease and treatment.

Words are listed alphabetically. Just click on a letter to view all the words that begin with that letter.

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The Glossary
A    B    C    D    E    F    G    H    I    L    M    N    O    P    Q    R    S    T    U    V    W


Resources for the Glossary include:

  • Topol E (ed) Cleveland Clinic Heart Book (2000) Hyperion, New York
  • Bhatt, D, Militello, M, Pashkow F, Seo, T, Cardiac Medication Guide, 3rd edition (2000), The Coronary Club®, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio
  • Various booklets produced by The Heart Center, Cleveland Clinic Foundation, Cleveland, Ohio
  • American Heart Association, http://www.americanheart.org and American Stroke Association, http://www.strokeassociation.org (a new browser window will open with this link. The inclusion of links to other web sites does not imply any endorsement of the material on the web sites or any association with their operators )

reviewed 6/05

 
 
 
   
     
 
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