- Industry: Medical devices
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Boston Scientific Corporation develops, manufactures, and markets medical devices used in various interventional medical specialties worldwide.
A surgically implanted device that monitors the heartbeat and delivers electrical impulses to correct an abnormally fast rhythm and restore a regular heartbeat. The ICD system usually consists of an implanted pulse generator and one or more leads. The system is adjusted using an external programming device. Also known as an automatic implantable cardioverter defibrillator (AICD).
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Placed inside the body. Automatic implantable cardioverter defibrillator (AICDs), pacemakers and stents are implanted systems.
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A surgical cut or wound produced in order to perform surgery. The incision becomes a scar after surgery..
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An area of deadened tissue resulting from the obstruction of blood circulation that normally nourishes tissue. A myocardial infarction refers to myocardial tissue damage due to interrupted blood flow through a coronary artery. A myocardial infarction is frequently referred to as a heart attack.
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A small device implanted in the body that senses the heart's electrical activity and delivers electrical impulses to regulate the heart when its own rhythm is abnormal.
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The largest vein in the body. It returns blood from the lower half of the body to the right atrium of the heart.
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The heart valve between the left atrium and the left ventricle.
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Deaths from a given disease over a period of time, usually a year.
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Death of an area of heart tissue due to a blockage of blood flow to the heart muscle (myocardium). Symptoms may include nausea, shortness of breath, and pain in the chest, arm, or neck. Also called a heart attack.
Industry:Medical devices
Oxygen deprivation of the heart muscle caused by a blockage in the blood vessels serving a particular region of the heart.
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