Instruments used in cardiology
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Instruments used specially in cardiology are as follows:
Instrument | Uses |
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Defibrillator | used to correct abnormal electrical activity of the heart like when terminating a fibrillation |
Vascular stents | used to mechanically open up a coronary artery occlusion, generally due to atherosclerosis |
Pacemaker | used to correct the hearts rate and rhythm |
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