- Industry: Medical devices
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- Company Profile:
Boston Scientific Corporation develops, manufactures, and markets medical devices used in various interventional medical specialties worldwide.
A jelly-like mass of blood tissue formed by clotting factors in the blood, which can stop the flow of blood. Blood clots can cause a heart attack or stroke when they form inside an artery whose walls are damaged by atherosclerosis.
Industry:Medical devices
The amount of blood circulating throughout the body, typically about 5 liters for an adult.
Industry:Medical devices
Usually refers to an intrinsic heart rate that is not being paced. For adults, the typical heart rate is about 70 bpm.
Industry:Medical devices
A slow heartbeat, typically less than 60 beats per minute. It may be caused by the sinoatrial (SA) node not working properly, or by a condition called heart block. Can be considered normal or abnormal.
Industry:Medical devices
Tiny blood vessels whose walls are so thin that oxygen, nutrients, and waste products flow through them.
Industry:Medical devices
A procedure that neutralizes (or ablates) the specific cells in the heart that cause an arrhythmia. Also called cardiac catheterization.
Industry:Medical devices
A electrical problem in the heart - "sudden" cardiac arrest can lead to sudden cardiac death. Sudden cardiac arrest (SCA) is not the same as a heart attack.
Industry:Medical devices
An abnormal heartbeat. Types of arrhythmias include tachycardias (fast heartbeats) and bradycardias (slow heartbeats).
Industry:Medical devices
