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• Cardio Terms

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• IABP

Intra-aortic balloon pump.



• ICA

Internal carotid artery.



• IDDM

Insulin dependent diabetes mellitus.



• Immune system

The system of blood cells and chemicals that protects the body from invasion by foreign organisms; the system that produces antibodies in response to antigens.



• In situ

In place, but isolated in a living organism.



• In vitro

In the laboratory or in the test tube outside a living organism.



• In vivo

Within a living organism.



• Interstitial

Between cells; the space in the tissues between cells outside the vascular system.



• Interstitial Lung Disease

A general term that refers to a variety of chronic lung disorders, characterized by a dry, unproductive cough and uncomfortable breathing on exertion. The condition may result from viral, bacterial, or other infections, uremic pneumonitis, cancer, congenital or inherited disorders, or circulatory impairment. The condition is also known as interstitial pulmonary fibrosis and pulmonary fibrosis.



• Intima

An innermost structure (see tunica intima).



• Intra-aortic balloon pump

Use of a balloon attached to a catheter inserted through the femoral artery into the descending thoracic aorta for producing alternating inflation and deflation during diastole and systole, respectively.



• Intra-coronary stenting

Use of a prosthetic metal device to provide and maintain an enlarged coronary lumen at the site of an obstructive atherosclerotic plaque.



• Ischemia

Lack of oxygenated blood supply to an organ. In heart disease, ischemia is often used to describe the heart muscle that is not getting the proper amount of oxygen-rich blood because of narrowed or blocked coronary arteries. The symptoms of ischemia depend on the organ that is 'ischemic'. With the heart, ischemia often results in angina or 'chest pain' that can be an early warning of an impending heart attack. In the brain, ischemia can result in a stroke.



• Ischemic heart disease

A form of heart disease whose primary manifestations result from myocardial ischemia due to atherosclerotic cad.



• Isthmus

A narrow connection between two larger bodies or parts.



• IVC

Inferior vena cava.



• IVCD

Interventricular conduction defect.