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What is the surgical widening of a constricted heart valve called?
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∙ 14y ago
An angioplasty is the widening of a narrowed blood vessel. A stent is a tube inserted to prevent constriction.
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What is a surgical puncture of the sac surrounding the heart?
The term for puncturing the heart is cardiocentesis.
What is the surgical removal of aportion of the tissue surrounding the heart?
Pericardectomy is surgical removal of a portion or all of the tissue surrounding the heart. This tissue is known as the pericardium.
What is the procedure to surgically suture the wall of heart?
Myocardiorrhaphy is the medical term meaning surgical suture of the heart muscle. -rrhaphy is the combining form meaning surgical suture.
What is the prognosis for aortic valve insufficiency?
The faulty working of the aortic valve can be caused by a birth defect; by abnormal widening of the aorta (which can be caused by very high blood pressure and a variety of other less common conditions).
Can chillis cause heart attack?
Yes, they can kill you because, it can give you a mild or surgical heart attack its just that easy. you should see a doctor for you can know much more
What is the rise and fall of the arteries called?
Systolic is the top number that is when your heart is constricted, and Diastolic is the bottom number when your heart is relaxed in between the steady rythmia of constrict/relax
What is the medical term meaning surgical incision into the chest wall to open the pleural cavity?
SternotomySternotomy (stern = sternum [breastbone] + tomy = cut + y = procedure) is an incision into or through the sternum. This procedure provides access to the heart and lungs for surgical procedures such as heart transplants, correction of congenital heart defects or coronary artery bypass surgery.
What is a surgical puncture of the sac surrounding the heart?
The term for puncturing the heart is cardiocentesis.
What is the medical term meaning any surgical repair of the heart?
I believe the answer you are looking for is cardioplasty. The more specific term would depend on what part of the heart was being repaired.There are many types of heart surgery, the most common one being that of CABG (coronary artery bypass grafting).
What is the surgical procedure where a person gets a new heart?
A heart transplant.
What is valvulectomy?
Surgical removal of a heart valve
What is the surgical removal of aportion of the tissue surrounding the heart?
Pericardectomy is surgical removal of a portion or all of the tissue surrounding the heart. This tissue is known as the pericardium.
What is peripheral endarterectomy?
the surgical removal of fatty deposits, called plaque, from the walls of arteries other than those of the heart and brain.
What is surgical valvulotomy?
This is open heart surgery performed with a heart-lung machine
What is the medical term meaning surgical repair of a ventricle?
Ventriculoplasty is the medical term meaning surgical repair of a ventricle of the heart. The ventricles are the lower chambers of the heart.
What is the term for surgical repair of a heart valve?
Valvectomosis
What is the procedure to surgically suture the wall of heart?
Myocardiorrhaphy is the medical term meaning surgical suture of the heart muscle. -rrhaphy is the combining form meaning surgical suture.
