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Cardiac supplies

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

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Cardiac supplies

Inferior vena cava

Medical devices; Cardiac supplies

The largest vein in the body. It returns blood from the lower half of the body to the right atrium of the heart.

Local anaesthetic

Medical devices; Cardiac supplies

A substance used to temporarily block nerve sensation in the area to which it is applied.

Lumen

Medical devices; Cardiac supplies

The inner channel or cavity of a blood vessel or tube.

Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI)

Medical devices; Cardiac supplies

A diagnostic test that uses a strong magnet to reveal and create pictures of different areas of the body, including blood vessels.

Minimally invasive surgery (MIS)

Medical devices; Cardiac supplies

Procedural techniques that limit the size of abdominal incisions by using small incisions to gain access to the surgical site.

Minute ventilation

Medical devices; Cardiac supplies

The total respiratory volume over one minute. In some adaptive-rate pacemakers, sensors detect changes in minute ventilation to indicate changes in metabolic need that result in an increase or ...

Mitral valve

Medical devices; Cardiac supplies

The heart valve between the left atrium and the left ventricle.

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