- 업종: Medical devices
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Boston Scientific Corporation develops, manufactures, and markets medical devices used in various interventional medical specialties worldwide.
A test in which a small tube (catheter) is inserted through the veins or arteries and into the heart to measure pressure, take blood samples, and test for abnormalities in the heart.
Industry:Medical devices
Volume of blood ejected by the heart per minute. Cardiac output = heart rate x stroke volume, usually measured in liters per minute.
Industry:Medical devices
A physician trained in the prevention, diagnosis, and treatment of heart disease.
Industry:Medical devices
A chronic disorder that causes the muscle of the heart to become weakened and not work as efficiently as it should.
Industry:Medical devices
Often referred to as the "heart-lung machine," a circulatory support system that works in place of a patient's heart and lungs, providing blood flow to the whole body during open-heart surgery.
Industry:Medical devices
A condition that reduces the blood flow through the carotid arteries to the brain.
Industry:Medical devices
A surgical procedure in which the fatty plaque causing the blockage of the carotid artery is removed.
Industry:Medical devices
A long, thin, flexible tube with wires and metal bands or electrodes that is inserted into the groin vein and threaded up through the blood vessel and into the heart under X-ray guidance. Mapping/diagnostic catheters are used to identify the location of the abnormality, and ablation catheters are used to destroy the tissue in the affected location.
Industry:Medical devices
