Biopsy
The process by which a small sample of tissue is taken for examination.
Treatment
Autopulse
A mechanical device designed to compress the chest (and thereby the heart) rhythmically, with the airm of maintaining the circulation during cardiac arrest. It is more efficient that manual chest compressions and has the advantage of allowing percutaneous coronary intervention to be performed without interuption of chest compressons
AV Canal Defect
An operation which involves placing a band of narrow tape around the main pulmonary artery to reduce blood flow and pressure in the lungs. This is a temporary operation used to alleviate the effects of some heart problems . The banding delays the need for further heart surgery until a more appropriate time, e.g. allowing … Read more