listening to internal sounds to determine abnormalities of heart function
stethoscope
instrument for auscultation
cardiac catherization
insertion of a catheter through a blood Bessel leading into the heart
catheter
narrow flexible tube
cardiac pacemaker
battery powered device that is implanted under the skin and wired to the wall of the heart to produce timed electric pulses that replace the function of the SA node
treatment for heart block
cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR)
emergency procedure that is used to restore breathing by a combination of chest compression and artificial ventilation at intervals
coronary artery bypass graft
CABG
removing blood vessel from another part of the body and inserting it into the coronary circulation
coronary stent
implanted into coronary artery that is occluded to restore blood flow to an oxygen deprived area
prevent closure of a coronary artery after angioplasty
stent
artificial, metallic scaffold that is used to anchor a surgical implant, or graft
defibrillation
an electric charge applied to the chest wall to stop the heart conduction system momentarily and restart it with a normal heart rhythm
automated external defibrillator
AED
electric charge is applied to the skin of the chest with paddles