Treatment | Definition |
aneurysmectomy | surgical removal of an aneurysm |
artery graft | replacement of an artery portion |
angioplasty | surgical repair of a blood vessel |
artificial pacemaker | electrical device implanted to provide the electrical impulse needed to keep the heart beating at a normal rhythm |
atherectomy | removal of plaque from the artery |
cardiomyoplasty | surgical repair of the heart muscle by adding skeletal muscle or replacing cardiac muscle |
cardiorrhaphy | surgical suturing of the heart |
cardiotomy | surgical incision into the heart |
cardioversion | defibrillation, an electrical charge is applied to the chest to stop an arrhythmia |
commissurotomy | surgical incision to change the size of an opening, done to correct valvular stenosis |
coronary artery bypass graft (cabg) | open heart surgery to bypass an obstruction of the coronary arteries |
defibrillation | electrical shock used to return the heart to a normal rhythm |
embolectomy | surgical removal of a blood clot from a blood vessel |
endarterectomy | surgical removal of a blood clot from a blood vessel |
extracorporeal circulation | circulation of blood outside the body, used during open heart surgery |
heart transplantation | replacement of a malfunctioning or damaged heart with a donor heart |
intra-aortic balloon pump (iabp) | mechanical device to improve blood flow in weak hearts |
intracoronary artery stent | surgical placement of a stent to open the narrowing of the coronary artery |
intravascular thrombolytic therapy | drugs are injected into a blood vessel to dissolve a blood clot |
percutaneous transluminal coronary angioplasty (ptca) | a balloon catheter is inserted into the coronary artery and inflated to increase the opening of the blood vessel |
pericardiectomy | surgical removal of a portion of the pericardium |
pericardiocentesis | aspiration of the fluid from the pericardial space |
phlebectomy | surgical removal or resection of a vein |
phleborrhaphy | suturing of a vein |
phlebotomy | drawing blood |
sclerotherapy | chemical injection into a vein to destroy it |
stent | device placed in an artery to prevent furthur narrowing |
thrombectomy | surgical removal of a blood clot |
valve replacement | removal of a defective valve with the replacement of an artificial one |
vein litigation | suturing off a section of vein |
venipuncture | surgical puncture of a vein |
venotomy | surgical incision into a vein |
vein stripping | removal of a portion of a vein |