Author: Johnson Francis

Infarction Infarction: Ischemic necrosis (death of tissue due to loss of blood supply)

Necrosis Necrosis: Death of tissue.

Myocardial Myocardial: Relating to the myocardium

Streptokinase Streptokinase: Drug used to dissolve clots in acute myocardial infarction.

Plasminogen Plasminogen: Precursor of plasmin which can dissolve clots.

Primary angioplasty Primary angioplasty: Angioplasty done as primary modality of opening of occluded coronary artery in acute myocardial infarction, without resorting to thrombolytic therapy.

IABP IABP: Intra-aortic Balloon Pump, used to augment the aortic blood flow by inflating a long balloon in the descending thoracic aorta in diastole. The device can be

Pulse oximetry Pulse oximetry: Monitoring of oxygen saturation of capillary blood using a non-invasive probe attached to the finger or ear lobe.

Torsades des pointes Torsades des pointes: Polymorphic ventricular tachycardia with prolongation of QT interval. The tachycardia complexes appear to “twist around a point”.

NSVT NSVT: Non-sustained Ventricular Tachycardia, lasting less than 30 seconds.