Heart Interventions
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Last updated 3:15 PM on 1/10/24
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Angiogram
A diagnostic tool that uses a catheter and dye to look for artery damage in an x-ray
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Angioplasty
Using a ballon to inflate an artery and move plaque to restore bloodflow to the heart
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Stent
Using a mesh wire after an angioplasty to hold artery walls (atherosclerosis)
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CABG
Diverting bloodflow when arteries are very occluded
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Heart Valve
Surgery to improve cardiac function when valves narrow (stenosis) or experience back flow (regurgitation)
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Pacemaker
Device that sends electrical signals to treat heart rhythms (slow/ bradycardia, irregular/tachycardia)
