intracardiac catheter

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• intracardiac — Within one of the chambers of the heart. SYN: endocardiac (1), endocardial, intracordal. [intra + G. kardia, heart] * * * in·tra·car·di·ac kärd ē .ak also in·tra·car·di·al ē əl adj situated within, occurring within, introduced into, or involving… …   Medical dictionary

• catheter whip — excessive mobility of the tip of an intracardiac catheter due to cardiac contraction, causing pressure measurements to be alternately artificially elevated and reduced …   Medical dictionary

• catheter — 1. A tubular instrument to allow passage of fluid from or into a body cavity or blood vessel. SEE ALSO: line (4). 2. Especially a c. designed to be passed through the urethra into the bladder to drain it of retained …   Medical dictionary

• cardiac catheter — a long, fine catheter especially designed for passage, usually through a peripheral blood vessel, into the chambers of the heart under radiologic control; used to obtain blood samples and intracardiac pressures, in diagnosing cardiac… …   Medical dictionary

• manometer-tipped catheter — a catheter with a small pressure transducer on its tip; used in measuring intravascular or intracardiac pressure …   Medical dictionary

• Electrophysiologic study — An electrophysiologic study (EPS) is one of a number of tests of the electrical conduction system of the heart performed by a cardiac electrophysiologist, a specialist in the electrical conduction system of the heart. These tests are performed… …   Wikipedia

• ICR — [distance between] iliac crests; Institute for Cancer Research; intermittent catheter routine; International Congress of Radiology; international consensus report; intracardiac catheter recording; intracavitary radium; intracorneal ring;… …   Medical dictionary

• ICR — • [distance between] iliac crests; • Institute for Cancer Research; • intermittent catheter routine; • International Congress of Radiology; • international consensus report; • intracardiac catheter recording; • intracavitary radium; •… …   Dictionary of medical acronyms & abbreviations

• Cardiac electrophysiology — is the science of elucidating, diagnosing, and treating the electrical activities of the heart. The term is usually used to describe studies of such phenomena by invasive (intracardiac) catheter recording of spontaneous activity as well as of… …   Wikipedia

• Volumetric display — A volumetric display device is a graphical display device that forms a visual representation of an object in three physical dimensions, as opposed to the planar image of traditional screens that simulate depth through a number of different visual …   Wikipedia

• endocardiography — Electrocardiography with the exploring electrode within the chambers of the heart. SEE ALSO: intracardiac catheter …   Medical dictionary