Medical devices

Medical devices

Any instrument, appliance or machine that facilitates the prevention,diagnosis and treatment of illness, physical or mental injury, by a medical professional.

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congestive heart failure (CHF)

Medical devices; Cardiac supplies

A condition in which the heart cannot pump enough blood to meet the needs of the other organs. Congestion offers refers to symptoms associated with the lungs. Also known as heart ...

constriction

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Narrowing of a vessel or structure.

contraction

Medical devices; Cardiac supplies

The rhythmic squeezing of the heart muscle that causes blood to be pumped out of the heart chambers and into the body. Each contraction produces a heartbeat.

coronary

Medical devices; Cardiac supplies

Of, relating to, or being the vessels of the heart.

coronary arteries

Medical devices; Cardiac supplies

The blood vessels that carry oxygenated blood from the aorta to the heart muscle. There are three major coronary arteries: the right coronary artery, the left anterior descending ...

coronary artery bypass graft (CABG)

Medical devices; Cardiac supplies

An operation performed to circumvent blocked coronary arteries and deliver/redirect blood to areas of the heart receiving insufficient blood flow. More than 350,000 Americans ...

coronary artery disease (CAD)

Medical devices; Cardiac supplies

A progressive disease of the heart caused by narrowing of the coronary arteries from plaque in the blood. This results in a decreased blood supply to the heart muscle. Also called ...