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Rashkind balloon atrial septostomy — The Rashkind balloon atrial septostomy is a medical procedure, performed during cardiac catheterization (heart cath), in which a balloon catheter is used to enlarge a foramen ovale, patent foramen ovale (PFO), or atrial septal defect (ASD) in… … Wikipedia
Rashkind balloon atrial septostomy — Rash·kind balloon atrial septostomy (rashґkind) [W.J. Rashkind, American surgeon, 20th century] see under septostomy … Medical dictionary
Atrial septostomy — is a surgical procedure in which a small hole is created between the upper two chambers of the heart, the atria. This procedure is primarily used to treat dextro Transposition of the great arteries or d TGA (often imprecisely called transposition … Wikipedia
Balloon septostomy — is the widening of a foramen ovale, patent foramen ovale (PFO), or atrial septal defect (ASD) via cardiac catheterization (heart cath) using a balloon catheter. This procedure allows a greater amount of oxygenated blood to enter the systemic… … Wikipedia
septostomy — Surgical creation of a septal defect. [septo + G. stoma, mouth] atrial s. establishment of a communication between the two atria of the heart. SYN: atrioseptostomy. balloon s. s. performed by cardiac … Medical dictionary
BAS — balloon atrial septostomy; battalion aid station; benzyl anti serotonin; beta adrenergic stimulation; boric acid solution; Bronx Longitudinal Aging Study … Medical dictionary
BAS — • balloon atrial septostomy; • battalion aid station; • benzyl anti serotonin; • beta adrenergic stimulation; • boric acid solution; • Bronx Longitudinal Aging Study … Dictionary of medical acronyms & abbreviations
Jatene procedure — Intervention ICD 9 CM 35.84 The Jatene procedure, or arterial switch, is an open heart surgical procedure used to correct dextro transposition of the great arteries (d TGA); its development was … Wikipedia
dextro-Transposition of the great arteries — Classification and external resources ICD 10 Q20.3 ICD 9 745.10 … Wikipedia
Dextro-Transposition of the great arteries — DiseaseDisorder infobox Name = dextro transposition of the great arteries ICD10 = ICD10|Q|20|3|q|20 ICD9 = ICD9|745.10 Transposition of the great arteries (d Transposition of the great arteries, dextro TGA, or d TGA), sometimes also referred to… … Wikipedia
