This is the technique of mechanically widening narrowed or obstructed arteries, the latter typically being a result of atherosclerosis.
What is angioplasty?
100
This item is used in order to sustain a passage open and blockage free.
What is a stent?
100
This is a blood clot.
What is a thrombus?
100
This is also known as a heart attack.
What is myocardial infarction?
200
This is irregular heartbeat or abnormal heart rhythm
What is arrythmia?
200
This is when an artery and a neighboring vein are joined, for the purpose of increasing blood flow.
What is arteriovenous anastomosis?
200
The use of high-energy shock waves to fragment and disintegrate kidney stones
What is lithrotripsy?
200
Reason why CABG are performed.
What is blood flow improvement to the heart?
200
This means the catheter is not moving.
What is non selective catherization?
300
This is also called the "battery' of a pacemaker.
What is a pulse generator?
300
An experimental procedure in which skeletal muscles are taken from a patient's back or abdomen. Then they're wrapped around an ailing heart. This added muscle, aided by ongoing stimulation from a device similar to a pacemaker, may boost the heart's pumping motion
What is cardiomyoplasty?
300
This kind of therapy clears up blood clots by continous infusion of a thromolytic agent.
What is transcatheter therapy?
300
These Saphenous, radial, and femopopliteal are all types of these.
What are arteries and veins?
300
AV is the abbreviation for this.
What is arteriovenous ?
400
This is a small battery-powered electrical impulse generator that is implanted in patients who are at risk of sudden cardiac death due to ventricular fibrillation and ventricular tachycardia.
What is a cardioverter defibrillator?
400
The excision of an obstructing thrombus together with a portion of the inner lining of the obstructed artery.
What is thromboendarterectomy?
400
The x-ray study of the blood vessels
What is angiography?
400
When a physician assists in graft procurement this is used to identify the service.
What is modifier 80?
400
The abbreviation for this is STEMI.
What is ST elevation myocardial infarcation?
500
This type of pacemaker/defibrillator has pacing and sensing function in three or more chambers.
What is a multiple lead?
500
With a larger chance of infection this catheter is placed directly in one of the great vessels for access.
What is non tunneled catheter?
500
These new cardiac aortic procedures require 2 physicians ( mod 62).
What is TAVR ( transcatheter aortic valve placement)?
500
In order to code a CABG you need to know these (4) things.
How many grafts, venous or arterial, how were they harvested, and if a previous CABG has been performed.
500
These are the five vascular families.
What is arterial, venous, pulmonary, portal and lymphatic.