infraction
~ Area of dead tissue
Nitrates
~ Drugs used in the treatment of angina. They dilate blood vessels,
increasing blood flow and oxygen to myocardial tissue
Nitroglycerin
~ nitrate drug used in the treatment of angina
Occlusion
~ closure of a blood vessel due to blockage
Pa...
✓~ electrical device implanted in chest cavity with electrodes to heart;
applies shock to heart to stop potentially life-threatening arrhythmias such as
fibrillation
automated external defibrillator (AED)
✓~ portable automatic device used to restore normal heart rhythm to
patients in cardiac arrest
Catheter ablation
✓~ minimally invasive treatment to treat cardiac arrhythmias
congenital heart disease
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