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Hiss Case Hiss Case
HISS CASE HISS CASE. The Hiss case, which spanned the years from 1948 through 1950, helped pave the way for McCarthyism and, in particular, the Cold War search for communists thought to have infiltrated the State Department during the administrations of Franklin D. Roosevelt and Harry S. Truman.... Read more
National Review National Review
NATIONAL REVIEW NATIONAL REVIEW, founded in 1955, was the flagship journal of American political conservatism throughout the late twentieth century. The journal was conceived by William F. Buckley Jr., then in his late twenties and already the author of two books, one a lament at the... Read more
Whittaker Chambers Whittaker Chambers
Whittaker Chambers 1901-61, U.S. journalist and spy, b. Philadelphia. He joined the U.S. Communist party in 1925 and wrote for its newspaper before engaging (1935-38) in espionage for the USSR. He left the party in 1939 and began working for Time magazine. In 1948 he testified before the House... Read more
Echocardiography Echocardiography
Echocardiography Definition Echocardiography is a diagnostic test that uses ultrasound waves to produce an image of the heart muscle and the heart's valves. Purpose Echocardiography is used to diagnose certain cardiovascular diseases, and is one of the most widely used... Read more
Ventricular Fibrillation Ventricular Fibrillation
Ventricular Fibrillation Definition Ventricular fibrillation is a very rapid, uncoordinated, ineffective series of contractions throughout the lower chambers of the heart. Unless stopped, these chaotic impulses are fatal. Description When the ventricles begin to quiver and do not employ... Read more
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Myocardial diseases Myocardial diseases
Cardiomyopathy Definition Cardiomyopathy is a chronic disease of the heart muscle (myocardium), in which the muscle is abnormally enlarged, thickened, and/or stiffened. The weakened heart muscle loses the ability to pump blood effectively, resulting in irregular heartbeats (arrhythmias ) and... Read more
Electrophysiology Study of the Heart Electrophysiology Study of the Heart
Electrophysiology study of the heart Definition An electrophysiology study (EPS) of the heart is a test performed to analyze the electrical activity of the heart. The test uses cardiac catheters and sophisticated computers to generate electrocardiogram (EKG) tracings and... Read more
vertebrate vertebrate
vertebrate any animal having a backbone or spinal column . Verbrates can be traced back to the Silurian period. In the adults of nearly all forms the backbone consists of a series of vertebrae. All vertebrates belong to the subphylum Vertebrata of the phylum Chordata . There are five classes of... Read more

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