- 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.
Rapid beating of the heart, usually more than 100 beats per minute.
Industry:Medical devices
An incision into the chest that may be made when heart or lung surgery is performed.
Industry:Medical devices
The use of drugs called thrombolytic agents to dissolve (lyse) a blood clot (thrombus).
Industry:Medical devices
A blood clot that forms inside a blood vessel or cavity of the heart. If the blood clot breaks away, it becomes an embolus. Both a thrombus and an embolus can lead to paralysis, blindness, stroke or death.
Industry:Medical devices
Temporary symptoms of stroke. A patient who has a TIA may be at higher risk for stroke.
Industry:Medical devices
The two main arteries coming from the aorta, going into the legs.
Industry:Medical devices
