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Body System
Cardiovascular System - Treatment Procedures
Term | Meaning |
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cardioversion | Brief discharges of electricity passing across the chest to stop a cardiac arrhythmia. Also known as difibrillation |
coronary artery bypass graft (CABG) | Vessels taken from a patient's legs or chest are connected to coronary arteries to make detours around blockages |
endarterectomy | Surgical removal of teh innermost lining of an artery to remove fatty deposits and clots |
heart transplatiation | A onor heart is transferrred to a recipient |
percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) | A balloon-tipped catheter is threaded into a coronary artery to compress fatty deposits and open the artery. Stents are placed to create a wider opening to make the recurrence of blockages less likely. Also called a ballon angioplasty |
thrombolytic therapy | Drugs such as TPA (tissue plasminogen activatior) and streptokinase, are injected into a patient's bloodstream to dissolve clots that may cause a heart attack |