| DIPC | diffuse interstitial pulmonary calcification |
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| FINCC | familial idiopathic nonarteriosclerotic cerebral calcification |
| IACI | idiopathic arterial calcification of infancy |
| ICBG | idiopathic calcification of basal ganglia |
| SCBG | symmetric calcification of the basal cerebral ganglia |
| coronary angiography | Radiography of the vascular system of the heart muscle after injection of a contrast medium. (12 Dec 1998) |
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| coronary angioplasty | <cardiology, procedure> Percutaneous coronary angioplasty. This procedure involves the introduction of a thin flexible, hollow catheter into a artery in the groin. The catheter is advanced through the blood vessel to the heart. A special balloon tip on the catheter allows the physician to open a diseased (occluded) coronary artery by inflating the balloon and dilating the diseased vessel. (27 Sep 1997) |
| coronary arteries | The arteries that supply the heart with oxygenated blood. There are a number of vessels that are important with regard to coronary artery disease, but the right coronary artery, posterior descending, left main coronary artery, left anterior descending and left circumflex are probably the most frequently surgically grafted coronary vessels. (27 Sep 1997) |
| coronary arteriosclerosis | Atherosclerosis of the coronary arteries. (12 Dec 1998) |
| coronary arteritis | Inflammation of any or all of the layers of coronary artery walls. (05 Mar 2000) |
| coronary atherectomy | Instrumental removal, via catheter, of atheromas in coronary arteries. (05 Mar 2000) |
| coronary band | A region of the pododerm; a prominent ridge of corium and underlying tela subcutanea at the top of the hoof from which most of the wall of the hoof grows. Synonym: corium coronae. (05 Mar 2000) |
| coronary bypass | Vein grafts or other conduits shunting blood from the aorta to branches of the coronary arteries, to increase the flow beyond the local obstruction. Synonym: aortocoronary bypass. (05 Mar 2000) |
| coronary bypass surgery | A surgical procedure, known as a coronary artery bypass graft, which involves replacing diseased (narrowed) coronary arteries with veins obtained from the patients lower extremities (autologous graft). During this procedure the patient is placed on a heart bypass machine (heart-lung machine) to allow the surgeon adequate time to perform surgery on the resting (nonbeating) heart. This procedure has proven to extend the lives of individuals with coronary artery disease and improve the quality of life. Recovery in the hospital is approximately 7-10 days. (27 Sep 1997) |
| coronary care unit | A group of beds within a hospital set aside for the care of patients having or suspected of having myocardial infarction. (05 Mar 2000) |
| coronary care units | The hospital unit in which patients with acute cardiac disorders receive intensive care. (12 Dec 1998) |
| coronary cataract | Peripheral cortical developmental cataract occurring just after puberty; transmitted as a hereditary dominant characteristic. (05 Mar 2000) |
| coronary circulation | The circulation of blood through the coronary vessels of the heart. (12 Dec 1998) |
| coronary disease | Damage to the heart. Not enough blood flows through the vessels because they are blocked with fat or have become thick and hard, this harms the muscles of the heart. People with diabetes are at a higher risk of coronary disease. (09 Oct 1997) |
| coronary endarterectomy | Excision of occluding material, including intima and most of the media, from the coronary artery. (05 Mar 2000) |