Cardiac surgeon — A cardiac surgeon is a surgeon who performs cardiac surgery operative procedures on the heart and great vessels.TrainingA cardiac surgery residency typically comprises anywhere from six to nine years (or longer) of training to become a fully… … Wikipedia
Cardiac cycle — Cardiac events occurring in the cardiac cycle. Two complete cycles are illustrated. The cardiac cycle is a term referring to all or any of the events related to the flow or blood pressure that occurs from the beginning of one heartbeat to the… … Wikipedia
Cardiac fibrosis — refers to an abnormal thickening of the heart valves due to inappropriate proliferation of cardiac fibroblasts. Fibrocyte cells normally secrete collagen, and function to provide structural support for the heart. When over activated this process… … Wikipedia
Cardiac asthma — Classification and external resources ICD 10 I50.1 ICD 9 428.1 … Wikipedia
Cardiac arrest — For other uses, see Cardiac arrest (disambiguation). Cardiac Arrest Classification and external resources … Wikipedia
Cardiac dysrhythmia — Arrhythmia redirects here. It is not to be confused with Erythema. Cardiac dysrhythmia Classification and external resources Ventricular fibrillation (V Fib or VF) an example of cardiac arrhythmia. ICD … Wikipedia
Cardiac arrhythmia — Dysrhythmia redirects here. For the American band, see Dysrhythmia (band). ICDO = OMIM = MedlinePlus = 001101 eMedicineSubj = eMedicineTopic = MeshID = D001145 Cardiac arrhythmia (also dysrhythmia) is a term for any of a large and heterogeneous… … Wikipedia
cardiac catheterization — ▪ medical procedure medical procedure by which a flexible plastic tube (catheter (catheterization)) is inserted into an artery or vein. It is used for injecting drugs for therapy or diagnosis, for measuring blood flow and pressure in the heart… … Universalium
cardiac arrest — noun absence of systole; failure of the ventricles of the heart to contract (usually caused by ventricular fibrillation) with consequent absence of the heart beat leading to oxygen lack and eventually to death • Syn: ↑asystole, ↑cardiopulmonary… … Useful english dictionary
Anatomical pathology — Histopathology: microscopic appearance of invasive ductal carcinoma of the breast. The slide is stained with Haematoxylin Eosin … Wikipedia
Surgical pathology — is the most significant and time consuming area of practice for most anatomical pathologists. Surgical pathology involves the gross and microscopic examination of surgical specimens, as well as biopsies submitted by non surgeons such as general… … Wikipedia