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.