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angioplastyprocedure in which a small catheter with a ballon on the end is inserted into a blood vessel to reshape the inside of the vessel.
bypass surgerysurgery done on blood vessels for the purpose of placing a graft that will bypass an occluded or blocked blood vessel.
cardiopulmonary resuscitationCPR - act of restoring consciousness by forcing air into the lungs and forcing blood from the heart.
defibrillationstopping the uncontrolled twiching of the heart through the use of medications or elctric shock.
embolectomysurgical removal of a blood clot.
endarterectomysurgical removal of the thrombus and the abnormally thickened inside lining of an artery.
heart transplantprocedure in which the heart of one person is put into the body of another person.
intravenous therapyinjection into a vein of essential nutrients or drugs for the treatment of disease.
mitral commissurotomysurgical cutting of the seam of the two flaps of the mitral valve.
open-heart surgerysurgical procedure during which the heart is opened.
pacemaker implantimplanting of an artificial device that keeps the rate of the heart in a desirable range.
valve replacementsurgical procedure in which a valve that is defective is replace with a new valve.
valvuloplastyrepair of a defective heart valve.
venipuncturepuncture of a vein with a needle or the insertion of a catheter.
anticoagulantdrugs that work against the clotting of blood
antianginal agentsdrugs that work against the strangling pain in the chest.
antidysrhythmic agentsclass of medicines that work against the lack of rhythm of the heart.
thrombolytic agentsdrugs that break apart blood clots.
vasoconstrictor agentsdrugs that act to narrow or constrict blood vessels
vasodilatorsdrugs that act to widen or dilate blood vessels.