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Boston Scientific Corporation develops, manufactures, and markets medical devices used in various interventional medical specialties worldwide.
Another term for a heartbeat. The number of times the heart beats (completes a cardiac cycle of contraction and relaxation) in a minute. A normal heart rate typically ranges from 60 to 100 beats per minute at rest.
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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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A group of fibers that continue the electrical impulses to the ventricles that trigger contraction.
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A diagnostic monitor worn by a patient that utilizes a continuous electrocardiogram (ECG) to detect abnormal changes in the heart's rhythm.
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High blood pressure usually ranging from 140/90 mm Hg to 200/110 mm Hg.
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A disorder of the heart muscle caused by an enlarged heart resulting from the increase in the size of muscle tissue. In some people the disease is transmitted genetically and its cause is unknown.
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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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