- Industry: Medical devices
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Boston Scientific Corporation develops, manufactures, and markets medical devices used in various interventional medical specialties worldwide.
Tiny blood vessels whose walls are so thin that oxygen, nutrients, and waste products flow through them.
Industry:Medical devices
A procedure that neutralizes (or ablates) the specific cells in the heart that cause an arrhythmia. Also called cardiac catheterization.
Industry:Medical devices
A electrical problem in the heart - "sudden" cardiac arrest can lead to sudden cardiac death. Sudden cardiac arrest (SCA) is not the same as a heart attack.
Industry:Medical devices
An abnormal heartbeat. Types of arrhythmias include tachycardias (fast heartbeats) and bradycardias (slow heartbeats).
Industry:Medical devices
A test in which a small tube (catheter) is inserted through the veins or arteries and into the heart to measure pressure, take blood samples, and test for abnormalities in the heart.
Industry:Medical devices
A sterile X-ray procedure room in which heart catheterization is performed.
Industry:Medical devices
The specialized network of cells in the heart that initiates an electrical signal in the heart and carries it throughout the heart, causing it to beat.
Industry:Medical devices
Volume of blood ejected by the heart per minute. Cardiac output = heart rate x stroke volume, usually measured in liters per minute.
Industry:Medical devices
The field of cardiovascular disease therapy that relates to the detection and treatment of abnormally fast (tachycardia) and abnormally slow (bradycardia) heart rhythms (electrical patterns in the heart).
Industry:Medical devices
