- Settore: Medical devices
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Boston Scientific Corporation develops, manufactures, and markets medical devices used in various interventional medical specialties worldwide.
A heart condition caused by narrowing of the coronary arteries and characterized by a decreased blood supply to the heart. Also called coronary artery disease (CAD) and coronary heart disease.
Industry:Medical devices
A form of minimally invasive surgery in which viewing endoscopes and small diameter surgical instruments are inserted into the abdominal cavity through small incisions instead of through large abdominal incisions..
Industry:Medical devices
One of the three main coronary arteries that supplies blood to the heart. The LCA supplies about 65% of the heart's blood.
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A substance used to temporarily block nerve sensation in the area to which it is applied.
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A diagnostic test that uses a strong magnet to reveal and create pictures of different areas of the body, including blood vessels.
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The heart valve between the left atrium and the left ventricle.
Industry:Medical devices
The frequency of complications following a surgical procedure or treatment. Also, a disease state that requires hospitalization.
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Deaths from a given disease over a period of time, usually a year.
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Valves within the heart that open and close automatically to control blood flow into, through, and out of the heart.
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The middle and thickest layer of the heart. It contracts to pump blood out of the heart and then relaxes as the heart refills with returning blood..
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