Cardiovascular System Procedures

Follow directions and watch the videos under the cardiovascular system module.
Keep this as a study guide for the next test!
Look under the cardiac bypass videos and answer the following:

Why would a patient need this surgery?

Improve circulation to the heart muscle in people with severe
coronary artery diseases.
Where are the new arteries taken from
Another part of the body connect the the blocked artery
Where is the incision made
Skin over breastbone/ sternum
Research what limitations have to be made for a patient after
bypass surgery (think about where the incision is)
Making sure the patient does not take in a lot of liquid and that
they dont put too much stress on their chest
Look up what the term angiogenesis means
The physiological process through which new blood vessels form
from pre-existing vessels.

Watch the pacemaker video and answer the following questions:

Can you drive immediately after this procedure?

No, you have to wait 2 weeks and check with doctor.
Describe this procedure
Before the procedure your blood and urine will be tested, X-rays
will be taken of your chest and a EKG will record the activity of
your heart.
Then they will numb the area, a small incision below collar bone,
pacemakers lead will be inserted into the subclavian vein and
then threaded toward the heart until it reaches the right atrium,
x-rays will be viewed to position the threads correctly, then
connected to a pulse generator, placed in a small pouch made by
surgeon and then sewed back up.
Why would a patient have this procedure done
A patient would have this procedure done if their heart
conduction system, the electrical system is not working properly.

Watch the heart catherization video and answer the following questions:
Where is the needle inserted?

Over the artery

Why is this procedure done?
To see if you have heart disease or to treat your existing heart
disease
Describe how a balloon is inflated and a stent is implanted
A balloon tipped catheter goes through the sheath, threaded up
the narrowed artery and then inflated to compress the plaque on
the vessel walls

Watch the AAA repair video and answer the following:

What was the patients diagnosis?
Type A aortic dissection
What happened that required CPR during the procedure
Cardiac arrest
Describe A aortic dissection
The pericardium is opened, and blood is evacuated, the vein is
manipulated up and down to further express the head vessels,
blood clots are removed a suture is on the right atrium,

Watch the atherectomy video and answer the following?

Describe an atherectomy?
General term for the group of procedures that open the clogged
artery by grinding or cutting away plaque buildup an incision is
made in the upper thigh and a guide wirer is inserted in the
artery and threaded to the side of the blockage

Watch the stress test video and answer the following:

Describe an adenosine stress test?
Medicine through IV that stimulates exercise
What can a stress test find out about the patient?
To tell if there is a problem with the blood supply to your heart.
How does the doctor look at the results?
The top is the heart under stress the bottom is the heart at rest,
and the dark tip of the heart on the stress picture, but in the
resting one it fills in with color and that tells them the heart does

not get enough blood during exercise even though it is okay at

rest.