- ˌcardiac arˈrest
- noun [C] medicala heart attack
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cardiac arrest — cardiac ar rest noun count MEDICAL a HEART ATTACK … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
Cardiac stress test — Not to be confused with Cardiac arrest. Cardiac stress test Intervention A male patient walks on a stress test treadmill to have his heart s function checked ICD 9 CM … Wikipedia
Cardiac action potential — The cardiac action potential is a specialized action potential in the heart, with unique properties necessary for function of the electrical conduction system of the heart.The cardiac action potential differs significantly in different portions… … 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 pacemaker — The contractions of the heart are controlled by chemical impulses, which fire at a rate which controls the beat of the heart.The cells that create these rhythmical impulses are called pacemaker cells, and they directly control the heart rate.… … Wikipedia
Cardiac stress testing, exercise — The exercise cardiac stress testing (ECST) is the most widely used cardiac (heart) screening test. The patient exercises on a treadmill according to a standardized protocol, with progressive increases in the speed and elevation of the treadmill… … Medical dictionary
Cardiac transplant — A surgical procedure in which a diseased heart is replaced with a healthy heart from a deceased person. The world’s first heart transplant was done on December 3, 1967 by South African surgeon Christiaan Bernard (1922 2001). The recipient… … Medical dictionary
cardiac arrest — /ˌkadiæk əˈrɛst/ (say .kahdeeak uh rest) noun a serious arrhythmia in which the heart stops pumping blood through the circulatory system, commonly caused by coronary occlusion, electric shock, drowning or asphyxia …
Stress testing, exercise cardiac — The exercise cardiac stress testing (ECST) is the most widely used cardiac (heart) screening test. The patient exercises on a treadmill according to a standardized protocol, with progressive increases in the speed and elevation of the treadmill… … Medical dictionary
