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. Deliberate repeated compression of the heart so as to maintain the blood circulation when the heart has stopped beating (CARDIAC ARREST). In external cardiac masssage, the heart is repeatedly compressed between the back of the breast bone and the front of the spine by pressure on the front of the chest.