Cardiac supplies

Cardiac supplies

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

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Morbidity

Medical devices; Cardiac supplies

The frequency of complications following a surgical procedure or treatment. Also, a disease state that requires hospitalization.

Mortality rate

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Deaths from a given disease over a period of time, usually a year.

Death of an area of heart tissue due to a blockage of blood flow to the heart muscle (myocardium). Symptoms may include nausea, shortness of breath, and pain in the chest, arm, or neck. Also called a ...

Myocardial ischemia

Medical devices; Cardiac supplies

Oxygen deprivation of the heart muscle caused by a blockage in the blood vessels serving a particular region of the heart.

Myocardial lead

Medical devices; Cardiac supplies

A lead designed to attach to the outside of the heart (epicardium). Sometimes called an epicardial lead.

Myocarditis

Medical devices; Cardiac supplies

An inflammation of the middle layer of the heart (the myocardium). Often begins as an infection by bacteria, viruses or other microbes. May result in enlarged ventricle.