Glucose

The most common form of this sugar is dextroglucose, a naturally occurring form commonly referred to as dextrose (also called corn sugar and grape sugar). This form of glucose ...

glucose

Fitness; Weight loss

A building block for most carbohydrates. Digestion causes some carbohydrates to break down into glucose. After digestion, glucose is carried in the blood and goes to body cells ...

glucose

Medical; Gastroenterology

A simple sugar the body manufactures from carbohydrates in the diet. Glucose is the body’s main source of energy.

heart attack

Health care; Heart disease

Myocardial infarction (MI; Latin: infarctus myocardii) or acute myocardial infarction (AMI) is the medical term for an event commonly known as a heart attack. An MI occurs when ...

atrioventricular canal defect

Health care; Heart disease

A congenital heart defect involving an opening low in the atrial septum, an opening high in the ventricular septum, and abnormal development of the mitral and/or tricuspid valves.

American Board of Cardiovascular Perfusion (ABCP)

Health care; Heart disease

The national body regulating and managing certification (CCP) of perfusion technologists.

aberrant innominate artery

Health care; Heart disease

A rare abnormality associated with right aortic arch in which the sequence of arteries arising from the aortic arch is- right carotid artery, right subclavian artery, then left ...