- Industry: Medical devices
- Number of terms: 4454
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- Company Profile:
Boston Scientific Corporation develops, manufactures, and markets medical devices used in various interventional medical specialties worldwide.
A plug composed of a detached thrombus or mass of bacteria that occludes a blood vessel.
Industry:Medical devices
Surgical removal of plaque deposits or blood clots in an artery.
Industry:Medical devices
The cells that make up the smooth inner lining of many body structures, including the heart (endocardium) and blood vessels.
Industry:Medical devices
The outside surface of the heart. Epicardial leads are sometimes placed outside the heart during open-chest surgery.
Industry:Medical devices
An erratic, chaotic quivering of the myocardium during which the heart cannot effectively pump blood. Fibrillation of the atrium is called atrial fibrillation (AF); in the ventricle, it is called ventricular fibrillation (VF). Ventricular fibrillation is typically fatal if not corrected within several minutes.
Industry:Medical devices
A protein in the blood that enmeshes blood cells and other substances during blood clotting.
Industry:Medical devices
