Anatomy
Thickest tissue layer of the heart.
What is the myocardium?
Heart rate exceeding 120 bpm.
What is tachycardia?
Diverts blood away from the heart and lungs so surgery can be performed.
What is a cardiopulmonary bypass machine?
Pocket created over pectoralis major for placement of generator.
What is insertion of a pacemaker?
Suture technique used to secure a cannula in place during cardiopulmonary bypass.
What is purse-string?
Heart node located in the right atrium that initiates the cardiac cycle.
What is the sinoatrial (SA) node.
slowing down or interruption of the electrical signal that controls the heart.
What is heart block/AV block?
Made from Robinson catheter and umbilical tape.
What is a Rumel tourniquet?
Most common heart surgery in the US.
What is CABG?
Valve located between right ventricle and right atrium
What is the Tricuspid valve?
Communication between thoracic aorta and pulmonary artery
What is patent ductus arteriosus?
What is a left ventricular assist device (LVAD).
Oxygenated blood from left atrium shunts to the right atrium.
What is an atrial septal defect?
Chamber of the heart that pumps oxygenated blood into the aorta.
What is the left ventricle?
Inflammatory condition that can lead to effusion around the heart.
What is pericarditis?
Used to create a hole in the wall of the aorta.
What is an aortic punch?
Type of incision made into aorta during aortic valve replacement.
What is transverse?
Common injection site of cardioplegic solution.
What is ascending aorta/coronary arteries?
A localized stricture of the aorta found in a pediatric patient
What is a coarctation?
Implant used to assist in recovery from bypass surgery.
What is an intra-aortic balloon pump?
Defect that allows arterial blood to return to the lungs.
What is patent ductus arteriosus?