decompression of heart

  • 1decompression of heart — pericardiotomy with evacuation of blood or fluid; called also d. of pericardium …

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  • 2Heart–lung transplant — Intervention ICD 9 CM 33.6 MeSH …

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  • 3Decompression sickness — Caisson disease [decompression sickness] Classification and external resources Two United States Navy sailors prepare for training inside a decompression chamber …

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  • 4Decompression (diving) — Divers decompressing in the water at the end of a dive Decompression in the context of diving derives from the reduction in ambient pressure experienced by the diver during the ascent at the end of a dive or hyperbaric exposure and refers to both …

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  • 5decompression — Removal of pressure. [L. de , from, down, + com primo, pp. pressus, to press together] cardiac d. incision into the pericardium or aspiration of fluid from the pericardium to relieve pressure due to blood or other fluid in the pericard …

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  • 6decompression — n. 1) the reduction of pressure on an organ or part of the body by surgical intervention. Surgical decompression can be effected at many sites: the pressure of tissues on a nerve may be relieved by incision; raised pressure in the fluid of the… …

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  • 7decompression of pericardium — d. of heart …

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  • 8Spinal decompression — is a term that describes the relief of pressure on one or many pinched nerves (neural impingement) of the spinal column.[1] Spinal decompression can be achieved both surgically and non surgically and is used to treat conditions that result in… …

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  • 9Migraines associated with PFO heart defect — PFO, or patent foramen ovale, is a heart valve in humans that usually closes off at or shortly after birth. The valve’s function is to let the circulating blood bypass the lungs, which the body doesn t rely on until a newborn starts breathing air …

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  • 10cardiac decompression — d. of heart …

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