- Settore: Medical devices
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Boston Scientific Corporation develops, manufactures, and markets medical devices used in various interventional medical specialties worldwide.
A bacterial infection of the heart lining or valves. People with abnormal heart valves or congenital heart defects are at increased risk of developing this disease.
Industry:Medical devices
The electrocardiogram (ECG) waveform that represents ventricular depolarization. If all components are present, the complex is made up of Q-, R- and S-waves. The duration of a normal QRS complex is approximately 80-120 ms.
Industry:Medical devices
Radiant energy (light waves) of a certain frequency range. Used to generate resistive heat during cardiac ablation procedures.
Industry:Medical devices
An inflatable device used for stretching and compressing plaque against blood vessel walls during angioplasty.
Industry:Medical devices
The power source of implantable pulse generators. Lithium-iodine batteries are used most often in modern pacemakers.
Industry:Medical devices
A biological molecule found in blood, other body fluids, or tissues that is a sign of a normal or abnormal process, or of a condition or disease. A biomarker may be used to see how well the body responds to a treatment for a disease or condition. Also called molecular marker and signature molecule.
Industry:Medical devices
A jelly-like mass of blood tissue formed by clotting factors in the blood, which can stop the flow of blood. Blood clots can cause a heart attack or stroke when they form inside an artery whose walls are damaged by atherosclerosis.
Industry:Medical devices
The force exerted by the heart in pumping blood; the pressure of blood in the arteries.
Industry:Medical devices
