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Radionuclide ventriculography
Assessment of cardiac chamber size and performance by intravenous radioisotope injection. |
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Rate-pressure product
Heart rate multiplied by the systolic blood pressure; an index of myocardial oxygen requirement. |
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Restrictive Lung Disease
A disorder that limits the expansion of the lung. |
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Resuscitation
The restoration to life or consciousness of an individual showing no signs of life; it includes such measures as artificial respiration and cardiac massage. |
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Revascularization
The restoration of adequate blood supply, usually to heart muscle; CAT and PTCA are techniques of myocardial revascularization. |
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Risk factors
Characteristics associated with an increased rate of a subsequently occurring disease. |
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Sources:
Clinical Practice Guideline Number 17: Cardiac Rehabilitation, AHCPR Publication No. 96-0672, October 1995
Virtual Hospital: University of Iowa Family Practice Handbook, 3rd Edition: Pulmonary Medicine: Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD)
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