Cardiac supplies

Cardiac supplies

Cardiac supplies are tools used for medical procedures relating to the heart.

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Cardiac supplies

valve

Medical devices; Cardiac supplies

Flap-like structures within the heart that open and close to control the flow of blood through and out of the heart.

ablation (cardiac)

Medical devices; Cardiac supplies

The removal, isolation, or destruction of heart muscle cells that cause electrical conduction problems; a procedure to destroy abnormal cells by using radiofrequency (RF) energy and catheters.

ablation catheter

Medical devices; Cardiac supplies

A special catheter that allows energy to pass through it. The catheter is used to treat a disease state. Also known as a therapeutic catheter.

vein

Medical devices; Cardiac supplies

A blood vessel that carries blood from the body toward the heart.

accelerometer

Medical devices; Cardiac supplies

A device for measuring acceleration. In pacing, used as a sensor in adaptive-rate pacemakers to measure body motion or movement.

Either of two large veins that return blood to the right atrium of the heart. The superior vena cava returns blood from the head, neck and chest; the inferior vena cava returns blood from the legs ...