Plan - Heart Procedures

Question 1

cardiomyotomy

Answer 1

incision into the heart muscle

Question 2

cardiopulmonary bypass

Answer 2

procedure that temporarily circulates and oxygenates a patient’s blood during the portion of heart surgery where the heart is stopped

Question 3

cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR)

Answer 3

basic life support

Question 4

cardiothoracic surgery

Answer 4

surgery that involves cutting through the patient’s chest to get to the heart

Question 5

cardioversion

Answer 5

returning a heart to normal rhythm

Question 6

coronary arterectomy

Answer 6

surgical removal of a coronary artery

Question 7

coronary artery bypass graft (CABG)

Answer 7

borrowed piece of blood vessel used to bypass a blocked artery in the heart

Question 8

coronary artery bypass surgery

Answer 8

surgery to bypass a blocked artery in the heart

Question 9

percutaneous coronary intervention

Answer 9

alternative treatment for a coronary artery that passes instrumetnst up a patient’s blood vessels into the heart

Question 10

pericardiocentesis

Answer 10

puncture of the tissue around the heart

Question 11

pericardiotomy

Answer 11

incision into the tissue around the heart

Question 12

valvectomy

Answer 12

surgical removal of a heart valve

Question 13

valvotomy

Answer 13

incision into a heart valve

Question 14

valvuloplasty

Answer 14

surgical reconstruction of a heart valve

Question 15

ventriculotomy

Answer 15

incision into a ventricle