Common Cardiac Procedures

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PTAs are work with patients with recent or prior history of one or more invasive cardiac procedures. A PTA is an educator, so must have a basic understanding of procedures and their resultant influence on activity and exercise:

In your note taking, be sure you can identify the procedure's purpose for improving cardiovascular function

  1. Angioplasty: http://www.heart.org/idc/groups/heart-public/@wcm/@hcm/documents/downloadable/ucm_300437.pdf
  2. Electrocardiogram
  3. Valve Replacement 
  4. Bypass Graft : http://watchlearnlive.heart.org/CVML_Player.php?moduleSelect=corabg
  5. Pacemaker 

 

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define:

treats blocked heart arteries by creating new passages for blood to flow to your heart muscle

 
 
 
 

 


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