cardio procedures Flashcards
1
Q
CABG
A
CORONARY ARTERY BYPASS GRAFT
treat CAD (coronary artery disease)
surgically remove blockage and use healthy vessel to graft around it and restore bloodflow
2
Q
CARDIAC ANGIOGRAPHY LEFT VENTRICULOGRAM
A
look at left side chambers and valves
3
Q
ECHOCARDIOGRAM
A
US look at heart and nearby blood vessels
diagnose leaky valves
left lateral decub
4
Q
CAA - CORONARY ARTERY ANGIOGRAM
A
detect obx of coronary arteries
contrast injected and X-rays used to visualise
5
Q
calcium score indicates?
A
presence of atherosclerosis
