Pacemaker
Pacemakers (or else artificial pacemakers) are medical devices implanted subcutaneously. They generate electrical triggers and transfer them via electrodes to the heart in order to...
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Pacemakers
Plural of pacemaker…...
Palpitations
Uncomfortable sensations of abnormally rapid or irregular beating of the heart....
Percuatenous coronary intervention
Also PCI. Any procedure that is performed to widen the lumen of an obstructed coronary artery and involves passing a catheter through the skin and...
Pericardial effusion
An abnormal accumulation of fluid in the pericardial cavity. In most cases pericarditis is the cause of the effusion. Other causes are cancer, injury to...
Pericarditis
Inflammation of the pericardium. It can cause chest pain and accumulation of fluid around the heart (pericardial effusion). There are many causes of pericarditis, including...
Pericardium
The membrane that encloses the heart and the roots of the great blood vessels....
Photoplethysmography
Photoplethysmography is used in pulse oximeters to measure blood oxygen concentration. A pair of small LEDs face a light collector through a fingertip. One LED...
Pulmonary valve
A heart valve separating the pulmonary trunk from the right ventricle. The pulmonary valve moves blood toward the lungs and keeps it from sloshing back...