County Executive Ike Leggett and the County Council participated in the Maryland Building Industry Association (MBIA) Montgomery Chapterâs annual breakfast meeting and panel discussion. As keynote speaker, Leggett focused on the state of the County as it relates to economics, development, and building opportunities.
cardiac catheterization the insertion of a catheter into a vein or artery and guiding of it into the interior of the heart for purposes of measuring cardiac output, determining the oxygen content of blood in the heart chambers, and evaluating the structural components of the heart.
cardiac massage. manual massage of the heart or stimulation with an electrical current through an open thoracic wall. The term is sometimes used interchangeably with cardiac compression. an emergency measure to empty the ventricles of the heart in an effort to circulate the blood, and also to stimulate the heart so that it will resume its pumping action. Involves the application of pressure through the thoracic wall. More commonly used in animals than other forms of cardiac massage.