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 contractility. Definitions: 1. a measure of cardiac pump performance, the degree to which muscle fibers can shorten when activated by a stimulus independent of preload and afterload. The definition information for cardiac contractility is provided by Stedman's.You can search our medical dictionary here. Stedman's, part of Lippincott Williams & Wilkins, provides a comprehensive line of health-science publications for healthcare professionals and medical students.efinitions: 1. a measure of cardiac pump performance, the degree to which muscle fibers can shorten when activated by a stimulus independent of preload and afterload. The definition information for cardiac contractility is provided by Stedman's.