Pacemaker Placement

Preferred Label : Pacemaker Placement;

NCIt related terms : Insertion of a permanent pacemaker;

NCIt definition : A surgical procedure in which a small, battery-powered device is placed in the chest wall to transmit electrical impulses to the heart muscles to stimulate contraction.;

Alternative definition : ACC/AHA: A cardiac pacemaker where the generator is implanted inside the body;

Details

Origin ID

C80434;

UMLS CUI

C0189842;

Automatic exact mappings (from CISMeF team)
- pacemaker insertion [Radlex concept]
Semantic type(s)
- Therapeutic or Preventive Procedure [UMLS semantic type]
UMLS correspondences (same concept)
- Implantation of cardiac pacemaker (procedure) [SNOMED CT concept]
- implantation of heart pacemaker [SNOMED Notion]
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- ACC/AHA COVID-19 Appendix Variables [NCIt concept]
- ACC/AHA Cardiovascular and Noncardiovascular Complications of COVID-19 Terminology [NCIt concept]
- Appendix 9: Therapeutic and Supportive Procedures for COVID-19 Terminology [NCIt concept]
- Electrophysiological Procedures Terminology [NCIt concept]

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