Heart operative terms Flashcards
attaching two ends of blood vessels
anastomosis of blood vessels
removing an aneurysm
aneurysmectomy
getting blood from yourself to do bypass graft
autogenous bypass graft
cleaning the carotid arteries
carotid endarterectomy
removing embolism
embolectomy
suturing an injured vein
phleborrhaphy
incision in a vein
phlebotomy
removal of thrombi
thrombectomy
removing superficial veins
vein stripping
a catheter is threaded through blood vessel to heart
cardiac catheterization
repairing a blood vessel
percutaneous transluminal angioplasty (PTA)
heart transplant
cardiac transplantation
separating the mitral valve
mitral commissurotomy
detouring the blocked area of the coronary artery
aortocoronary artery bypass
removing some parts of pericardium
pericardiectomy