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Appendix B: Glossary of Cardiologic and Epidemiologic Terms
Pages 83-86

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... (Kennel and Feinlieb, 19721. Angina pectoris: Condition due to the narrowing of one or more coronary arteries by atherosclerotic plaques, so that physical exertion, emotion, et cetera, lead to increased cardiac demands for coronary blood flow, which cannot be met, producing symptoms of ischemia such as chest tightness.
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... Hypertensive heart disease: Condition in which the heart muscle initially increases in mass due to increase in work against elevated arterial pressure in the aorta. Eventually, the heart may become stiff and unable to fill with blood, or it may dilate with loss of myocardial cells, leading to congestive heart failure.
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... , and family history of CVD at <55 years of age in male relatives and <65 years in female relatives. EPIDEMIOLOGIC TERMS AND CONCEPTS Age adjustment: Process by which a standard age distribution is used to calculate rates so that observed differences cannot be due to age differences in the population.
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... Relative risk: Ratio of the risk in persons exposed to a risk factor divided by the risk in persons not exposed to the risk factor. Secondary prevention: Prevention of recurrence of a disease in a person who has already been diagnosed with the disease.
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