- Отрасли: Medical devices
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Boston Scientific Corporation develops, manufactures, and markets medical devices used in various interventional medical specialties worldwide.
A lengthwise incision through the breastbone (sternum) that may be made when open-heart surgery is performed.
Industry:Medical devices
A diagnostic test using an ECG machine and a stationary bicycle or treadmill to monitor or assess areas of the heart that may have a decreased blood supply.
Industry:Medical devices
Tissue damage in the brain caused by lack of oxygen. Damage depends on the location and extent of brain tissue affected.
Industry:Medical devices
A death due to electrical problems in the heart. SCD is usually caused by ventricular tachycardia or fibrillation. SCD is different from a heart attack, which results from heart muscle damage from blood flow blockage, rather than an electrical problem. SCD commonly results from sudden cardiac arrest (SCA).
Industry:Medical devices
The second largest vein in the body. It returns blood from the upper half of the body to the right atrium of the heart.
Industry:Medical devices
A group of patients and their family members coordinated by medical professionals. The group provides an opportunity for members to share their experiences with therapy and to discuss any concerns.
Industry:Medical devices
A tachycardia originating from an impulse arising in any portion of the atrium, the A-V node, or the bundle of His.
Industry:Medical devices
A brief period of unconsciousness caused by insufficient blood supply to the brain.
Industry:Medical devices
The highest blood pressure, measured in the arteries when the heart muscle is contracting. Systole is the phase of the cardiac system where the heart contracts and ejects blood from the ventricles..
Industry:Medical devices
