Ch 8 Words Part 7

incision into an artery

repair of an artery

suturing the opening of an artery

listening to internal sounds to determine abnormalities of heart function

instrument for auscultation

insertion of a catheter through a blood Bessel leading into the heart

narrow flexible tube

• 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

emergency procedure that is used to restore breathing by a combination of chest compression and artificial ventilation at intervals

• CABG
• removing blood vessel from another part of the body and inserting it into the coronary circulation

• implanted into coronary artery that is occluded to restore blood flow to an oxygen deprived area
• prevent closure of a coronary artery after angioplasty

artificial, metallic scaffold that is used to anchor a surgical implant, or graft

an electric charge applied to the chest wall to stop the heart conduction system momentarily and restart it with a normal heart rhythm

• AED
• electric charge is applied to the skin of the chest with paddles