chap 9 3

partial destruction of the pathway of the electrical conduction system of the heart to treat irregular heart rhythms

• printed record obtained through angiography
• radiography of a blood vessle after injection of a contrast medium

drugs used to treat chest pain

drug used to treat abnormal rhy

proc. where a catheter is inserted into an artery and guided into the ehart; may be used for diag of blockages and treatment

drugs used to improve heart output by increasing muscular contraction

graphic trace of electrical activity in the heart

use of electrical shock to restore the hearts normal rhy

drug used to increase urine production / urination

ass. of blood flow through the heart through the use of a nuclear element injection whilte the pat. exercises

instrument used to measure blood press.

device implanted into an artery to open and provide support to the arterial wall

irregular contraction of the ventricles;may be fatal unless reversed

surgical repair of an artial septum

incision into the heart or incision into the cardia of the stomach

through an open chest, a graft is implanted on the heart to bypass blockage

surgical removal of the lining of an artery

incision into the pericardium

surgical repair of a heart valve

surgical removal of a blocked heart valve (stenosis of a heart valve) by cutting into it