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Cardiac supplies

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

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Cardiac supplies

Paroxysmal atrial tachycardia (PAT)

Medical devices; Cardiac supplies

An atrial tachycardia that starts and stops suddenly. The atrial rate may be as fast as 160-220 bpm.

Passive-fixation lead

Medical devices; Cardiac supplies

Pacing leads that use appendages of insulation material, such as tines, at the lead tip. The tines are designed to lodge in the ridges or fibres of muscle that line the inner wall of the heart and ...

Percutaneous introducer

Medical devices; Cardiac supplies

A thin, hollow tube used to ease insertion of the endocardial lead through the skin into a vein, then to advance the lead into the heart.

Premature contraction

Medical devices; Cardiac supplies

A spontaneous, early contraction of heart muscle caused by an electrical impulse outside the normal conduction path. Premature Atrial Contractions (PAC) occurs in the atria. Premature Ventricular ...

Programmer

Medical devices; Cardiac supplies

Microcomputer-based equipment that is used to communicate with an implanted pulse generator and provide information during testing and follow-up exams. A programmer is also used to adjust a pulse ...

Pulmonary artery

Medical devices; Cardiac supplies

The artery leading from the right ventricle of the heart to the lungs.

Pulmonary embolism

Medical devices; Cardiac supplies

An embolism that lodges in the pulmonary artery or its branches.

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