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Cardiac supplies

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

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Cardiac supplies

Atrium

Medical devices; Cardiac supplies

One of the upper two chambers of the heart (plural: atria). The right atrium collects deoxygenated blood and the left atrium collects oxygenated blood before it is passed to the ventricles.

QRS

Medical devices; Cardiac supplies

The electrocardiogram (ECG) waveform that represents ventricular depolarization. If all components are present, the complex is made up of Q-, R- and S-waves. The duration of a normal QRS complex is ...

Radiofrequency Energy (RF)

Medical devices; Cardiac supplies

Radiant energy (light waves) of a certain frequency range. Used to generate resistive heat during cardiac ablation procedures.

histogram

Medical devices; Cardiac supplies

Histogram is a bar chart representing a frequency distribution; heights of the bars represent observed frequencies.

Arrhythmia

Medical devices; Cardiac supplies

Arrhythmia is An irregularity in the force or rhythm of the heartbeat, encompassing abnormalities of rate, regularity, site of impulse origin, and sequence of activation.

Ventricular tachyarrhythmia

Medical devices; Cardiac supplies

Ventricular tachyarrhythmia is an excessively rapid heartbeat accompanied by arrhythmia caused by problems of the ventricle.

Asystole

Medical devices; Cardiac supplies

Asystole is a life-threatening cardiac condition characterised by the absence of electrical and mechanical activity in the heart.

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