Cardiopulmonary
means pertaining to the heart and lungs
Cardiopulmonary bypass
the method used to divert blood away from the heart and lungs temporarily
Cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR)
is recommended as an emergency first-aid procedure to reestablish heart and lung action if breathing or heart action has stopped.
Antiarrhythmic
drugs are used to prevent, alleviate, or correct an abnormal heart rhythm.
Digoxin
thrombolytic
agent administered through a catheter to dissolve the clot.
Vasodilators
medications that cause dilation of blood vessels.
Antihypertensives
agents that are used to reduce high blood pressure. Diuretics are also used and act to reduce the blood volume through greater excretion of water by the kidneys.
Antilipidemic
drugs are prescribed to lower cholesterol levels in the blood
Angioplasty
surgical repair of blood vessels that have become damaged by disease or injury.
coronary artery bypass graft (CABG)
using venous or arterial grafts
Intravascular thrombolysis
incorporates a thrombolytic agent delivered through a catheter to a clot.
phleb+ectomy
excision of a vein, or a segment of vein
hemorrhoid+ectomy
surgical excision of a hemorrhoid.