Cardiac Surgical Procedures
Categorical breakdown of terms falling inder the category of Cardiac Surgical Procedures. Sub categories will become more specific in nature to the terms listed for Cardiac Surgical Procedures.
Sub-Categories
Terms
Angioplasty, Transluminal, Percutaneous Coronary - Dilatation of an occluded coronary artery (or arteries) by means of a balloon catheter to restore my...
Atherectomy, Coronary - Percutaneous transluminal procedure for removing atheromatous plaque from the coronary arteries. Bot...
Cardiac Surgical Procedures - Surgery performed on the heart....
Cardiomyoplasty - An operation that uses stimulated latissimus dorsi muscle (SKELETAL MUSCLE VENTRICLE) to assist card...
Circulatory Arrest, Deep Hypothermia Induced - A technique to arrest the flow of blood by lowering BODY TEMPERATURE to about 20 degrees Centigrade,...
Coronary Artery Bypass - Surgical therapy of ischemic coronary artery disease achieved by grafting a section of saphenous vei...
Coronary Artery Bypass, Off-Pump - Coronary artery bypass surgery on a beating HEART without a CARDIOPULMONARY BYPASS (diverting the fl...
Fontan Procedure - A procedure in which total right atrial or total caval blood flow is channeled directly into the pul...
Heart Arrest, Induced - A procedure to stop the contraction of MYOCARDIUM during HEART SURGERY. It is usually achieved with ...
Heart Bypass, Right - Diversion of the flow of blood from the entrance to the right atrium directly to the pulmonary arter...
Heart Massage - Rhythmic compression of the heart by pressure applied manually over the sternum (closed heart massag...
Heart Transplantation - The transference of a heart from one human or animal to another....
Heart Valve Prosthesis Implantation - Surgical insertion of synthetic material to repair injured or diseased heart valves....
Heart-Lung Transplantation - The simultaneous, or near simultaneous, transference of heart and lungs from one human or animal to ...
Internal Mammary-Coronary Artery Anastomosis - Direct myocardial revascularization in which the internal mammary artery is anastomosed to the right...
Myocardial Revascularization - The restoration of blood supply to the myocardium. (From Dorland, 28th ed)...
Pericardial Window Techniques - Surgical construction of an opening or window in the pericardium. It is often called subxiphoid peri...
Pericardiectomy - Surgical excision (total or partial) of a portion of the pericardium. Pericardiotomy refers to incis...
Pericardiocentesis - Surgical puncture of the pericardial cavity for the aspiration of fluid. (Dorland, 28th ed)...
Common Chronic Illnesses
Coronary Disease
An imbalance between myocardial functional requirements and the capacity of the CORONARY VESSELS to supply sufficient blood flow. It is a form of MYOCARDIAL ISCHEMIA (insufficient blood supply to the heart muscle) caused by a decreased capacity of the coronary vessels.
Diabetes Mellitus, Type 1
A subtype of DIABETES MELLITUS that is characterized by INSULIN deficiency. It is manifested by the sudden onset of severe HYPERGLYCEMIA, rapid progression to DIABETIC KETOACIDOSIS, and DEATH unless treated with insulin. The disease may occur at any age, but is most common in childhood or adolescence.
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Diabetes Mellitus, Type 2
A subclass of DIABETES MELLITUS that is not INSULIN-responsive or dependent (NIDDM). It is characterized initially by INSULIN RESISTANCE and HYPERINSULINEMIA; and eventually by GLUCOSE INTOLERANCE; HYPERGLYCEMIA; and overt diabetes. Type II diabetes mellitus is no longer considered a disease exclusively found in adults. Patients seldom develop KETOSIS but often exhibit OBESITY.
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Hypertension
Persistently high systemic arterial BLOOD PRESSURE. Based on multiple readings (BLOOD PRESSURE DETERMINATION), hypertension is currently defined as when SYSTOLIC PRESSURE is consistently greater than 140 mm Hg or when DIASTOLIC PRESSURE is consistently 90 mm Hg or more.
Mesothelioma
A tumor derived from mesothelial tissue (peritoneum, pleura, pericardium). It appears as broad sheets of cells, with some regions containing spindle-shaped, sarcoma-like cells and other regions showing adenomatous patterns. Pleural mesotheliomas have been linked to exposure to asbestos. (Dorland, 27th ed)
Osteoarthritis
A progressive, degenerative joint disease, the most common form of arthritis, especially in older persons. The disease is thought to result not from the aging process but from biochemical changes and biomechanical stresses affecting articular cartilage. In the foreign literature it is often called osteoarthrosis deformans.
