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Treatments and Therapies

TermDefinition
antianginal (ANT-ee-AN-jin-al) drug that prevnts or relives teh symptoms of angia pectoris
antiarrhythmic (ANT-ee-ah-RITH-mik) drug that opposes an irregular heartbeat
anticoagulant (ANT-ih-koh-AG-yoo-lant) drug that opposes the coagulation of blood
antihypertensive (ANT-ih-HAI-per-TEN-siv) drug that opposes high blood pressure
cardiotonic (KAR-dee-oh-TAWN-ik) drug that increases the strength of the heart contractions
thrombolytic (THROM-boh-LIT-ik) drug that breaks down clots
vasoconstrictor (VAH-soh-kon-STRIK-tor) drug that constricts or norrows the diameter of a blood vessel
vasodilator (VAH-soh-dai-LAYT-or) drug the causes the relaxation or expansion of a blood vessel
vasopressor (VAH-soh-PRES-or) drug that constricts or narrows the diameter of a blood vessel
cardiomyotomy (KAR-dee-oh-mai-AWT-oh-mee) incision into the heart muscle
cardiopulmonary bypass (KAR-dee-oh-PUL-moh-mer-ee BAI-pas) procedure that temporarily circulates and oxygenates a patient's blood during the portion of heart surgery where the heart is stopped
cardiopulmonary resuscitaton (CPR) (KAR-dee-oh-PUL-moh-ner-ee re-SUS-ih-TAY-shun) basic life support
cardiothroacic surgery (KAR-dee-oh-thoh-RAS-ik SIR-jir-ee) surgery that involves cutting through the patient's chest to get to the heart.
cardioversion (KAR-dee-oh-VER-zhun) returning a heart to normal rhythm
coronary arterectomy (KOR-oh-NER-ee ART-e-REK-toh-mee) surgical removal of a coronary artery
coronary artery bypass graft (CABG) (KOR-oh-NER-ee AR-ter-ee BAI-pas GRAFT) borrowed piece of blood vessel used to bypass a blocked artery in the heart
coronary artery bypass surgery (KOR-oh-NER-ee-AR-ter-ee BAI-pas SIR-jir-ee) surgery to bypass a blocked artery in the heart
percutaneous coronary intervention (PER-kyoo-TAY-nee-us KOR-oh-NER-ee IN-ter-VEN-shun) alternate treatment for a coronary artery that passes instruments up a pateints blood vessels into the heart
pericardiocentesis (PER-ee-KAR-dee-oh-sin-TEE-sis) punture of the tissue around the heart
pericardiotomy (PER-ee-KAR-dee-AWT-oh-mee) incision into the tissue around the heart
valvectomy (val-VEK-toh-mee) surgical removal of a heart valve
valvotomy (val-VAWT-oh-mee) incision into a heart valve (alternative spelling valvulotomy, using valvulo, is also acceptable
vavuloplasty (VAL-vyoo-loh-PLAS-tee) surgical reconstruction of a heart valve
ventriculotomy (ven-TRIK-yoo-LAWT-oh-mee) incision into a ventricle
anastomosis (ah-NAS-toh-moh-sis) creation of an opening between two normally seperate structures
aneurysmectomy (AN-yoo-riz-MEK-toh-mee) surgical removal of an aneurysm
angioplasty (AN-jee-oh-PLAS-tee) surgical reconstruction of a vessel
angiorraphy (AN-jee-OR-ah-fee) suture of a vessel
aortorrhaphy (AY-OR-TOR-ah-fee) surtue of the aorta
aortotomy (AY-OR-TAWT-oh-mee) incision into the aorta
arteriectomy (ar-TER-ee-EK-toh-mee) surgical removal of an artery
arterioplasty (ar-TER-ee-oh-PLAS-tee) surgical reconsruction of an artery
arteriorrhaphy (ar-TER-ee-OR-ah-fee) suture of an artery
atherectomy (ATH-er-EK-toh-mee) surgical removal of fatty plaque within an artery
embolectomy (EM-boh-LEK-toh-mee) surgical removal of an embolus
endarterectomy (END-ar-ter-EK-toh-mee) surgical removal of the inside of an artery
phlebectomy (fleb-EK-toh-mee) surgical removal of a vein
phebophlebostomy (FLEB-oh-fleh-BAWS-toh-mee) procedure to create an opening between two veins
varicotomy (VAR-ih-KAWT-oh-mee) surgical removal of a varicose vein (exeption to tomy meaning insicion, here it actually means removal)
venectomy (vee-NEK-toh-mee) surgical removal of a vein
 

 



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