Helping The Heart Flashcards
Heart Valves have to Withstand a Lot of ___________.
Pressure.
Mechanical Heart Vals are Made of Materials Such as ______________. They Last Very Long. However, you have to Take Medicine for the Rest of Your Life to Prevent Your Blood From ___________ Around it.
Titanium…Clotting…
Biological Heart Valves are Based on Valves Taken From Animals such as _______. These Work Extremely Well and the Patient doesn’t Need Any ______________. They Only Last 12-15 Years.
Pigs…Medication…
Artificial Pacemakers are Controlled by a ________ of Cells Found in the Right Atrium of the ________.
Group…Heart…
An Artificial Pacemaker is an Electrical __________ Used to Correct Irregularities in the Heart Rate, _____________ in the Chest.
Device…Implanted…
Scientists have Developed Temporary Hearts that can Support the Natural Heart Until it can be _____________.
Replaced.
Artificial Hearts can be Used to Give a Diseased Heart a Rest, so that it can ___________.
Recover.
