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cardiopulmonary resuscitation
CPR |
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| procedure to restore cardiac output and oxygenate air for person in cardiac arrest; uses chest compressions and artificial respiration |
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| procedure that converts irregular heart beats, such as fibrillation using an electric shock |
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extracorporeal circulation
ECC |
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| routing blood to a heart-lung machine during a surgical procedure |
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implantable caridoverter defibrillator
ICD |
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| device implanted into the heart to deliver an electric shock to restore normal heart rhythm; especially helpful for ventricular fibrillation |
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| device implanted into the heart to substitute for the natural pacemaker especially helpful for bradycardia |
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| use of drugs, such as streptokinase or tissuep type plasminogen activator, to dissolve clots and restore blood flow |
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| surgical removal of an aneurysm |
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| surgical joining of two ateries when an artery is served or a damaged section is removed |
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| surgical removal of an atheroma |
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coronary artery bypass graft
CABG |
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| blood vessel from another location (often a leg vein) is grafted to route blood around a blocked coronary artery |
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| removal of the diseased inner lining of an artery; usually to remove atherosclerosis plaques |
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| replacement of a diseased heart with a donor heart |
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| intracoronary artery shunt |
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| placing a stent within a coronary artery, treats coronary ischemia due to athersclerosis |
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removal of varicose veins; damaged bein is tied off (igation) and then removed (stripping)
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percutaneous transluminal coronary angioplasty
PTCA |
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| balloon catheter is inserted through skin into coronary artery inflated to dilate the narrow blood vessel |
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| stainless steel tube placed within blood vessel to widen the lumen |
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| removal of diseased valve and replacement with an artificial valve |
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| surgical repair of heart valve |
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