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malfunction of, 86
Pacemakers, electronic, 55 -56, 87 , 91
pacing overdrive technique, 58
Patent ductus arteriosus, 168 -169
Patient management, 48 -49
after myocardial infarction, 120 -123
Percutaneous transluminal coronary angioplasty (PTCA). See Coronary angioplasty
Pericardial effusion, 155 , 157
Pericardial tamponade, 94 , 156
Pericarditis, 118
chronic constrictive, 157 -158
purulent, 158
tuberculous, 157
viral, 151
Pericarditispostradiation, 157 , 158
Physical examinations, 26 , 28 -30
Pressure overload, 63
Preventive cardiology, 48
Procaineamid, 52
Propranolol, 51
PTCA (percutaneous transluminal coronary angioplasty). See Coronary angioplasty
Pulmonary circulation, 1 -2, 2 , 10 -11, 11 , 21 , 185
Pulmonary congestion, 64
Pulmonary hypertension. See Hypertension, pulmonary
Pulmonary valve, 5 - 6. See also Semilunar valves