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| 3938813634 | Pericardium | membranous sac enclosing the heart and ends of the great vessels. | 0 | |
| 3938813635 | Cardiopulmonary | refers to the heart and lungs. | 1 | |
| 3938813636 | Bypass | to go around. | 2 | |
| 3938813637 | Pacemaker | electrical device that controls the beating of the heart by electrical impulses. | 3 | |
| 3938813638 | Single-chamber device | electrode of the pacemaker is placed only in the atrium or only in the ventricle, but not in both places. | 4 | |
| 3938813639 | Dual-chamber device | electrodes of the pacemaker are placed in both the right atrium and the right ventricle of the heart. | 5 | |
| 3938813640 | Electrode | lead attached to a generator that carries the electrical current from the generator to the atria or ventricles. | 6 | |
| 3938813641 | Ventricle | chamber in the lower part of the heart. | 7 | |
| 3938813642 | Atrium | electrical device that controls the beating of the heart by electrical impulses. | 8 | |
| 3938813643 | Implantable defibrillator | surgically placed device that directs an electrical current shock to the heart to restore rhythm. | 9 | |
| 3938813644 | Artery | vessel that carries oxygenated blood from the heart to the body tissues. | 10 | |
| 3938813645 | Vein | vessel that carries deoxygenated blood to the heart from the body tissues. | 11 | |
| 3938813646 | Aneurysm | a sac of clotted blood or fluid formed in the circulatory system (e.g. vein or artery). | 12 | |
| 3938813647 | Embolism | blockage of a blood vessel by a blood clot or other matter that has moved from another area of the body through the circulatory system. | 13 | |
| 3938813648 | Thrombosis | blood clot. | 14 | |
| 3938813649 | Endarterectomy | incision into an artery to remove the inner lining to remove disease or blockage. | 15 | |
| 3938813650 | Angioplasty | surgical or percutaneous procedure on a vessel to dilate the vessel open, used in treatment of atherosclerotic disease. | 16 | |
| 3938813651 | Injection | forcing of fluid into a vessel or cavity. | 17 | |
| 3938813652 | Catheter | tube placed into the body to put fluid in or take fluid out. | 18 | |
| 3938813653 | Arteriovenous fistula | direct communication (passage) between an artery and vein. | 19 | |
| 3938813654 | Anomaly | abnormality. | 20 | |
| 3938813655 | Ischemia | deficient blood supply caused by obstruction of the circulatory system. | 21 | |
| 3938813656 | Cardiopulmonary bypass | blood bypasses the heart through a heart-lung machine during open heart surgery. | 22 | |
| 3938813657 | Fistula | abnormal opening from one area to another area within the body or to outside of the body. | 23 | |
| 3938813658 | Shunt | divert or make an artificial passage. | 24 |
