- 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 balloon-like enlargement of the aorta that weakens the wall of the artery. If untreated, this enlargement can lead to aortic rupture, which results in death in nearly 80% of cases.
Industry:Medical devices
A noninvasive test that expresses the ratio of blood pressure measurements in ankles to arms to screen for the presence of peripheral vascular disease.
Industry:Medical devices
A very fast, irregular heartbeat that is caused by abnormal impulses coming from several areas of the heart. These abnormal impulses take over the natural pacemaker function of the S-A node. The heartbeat is so fast that the heart does not have time to pump enough blood to the brain and body tissue, which may cause unconsciousness, cardiac arrest, and death.
Industry:Medical devices
