transluminal atherectomy
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transluminal endarterectomy — endarterectomy using a cutting device inside a catheter that is inserted through the lumen of a vessel; see transluminal endarterectomy catheter, under catheter. Called also transluminal atherectomy … Medical dictionary
transluminal endarterectomy catheter — a type of atherectomy catheter with a conical cutting window, inserted through the lumen of the vessel; debris is collected in a special vacuum bottle … Medical dictionary
Angioplasty — Intervention Balloon angioplasty. ICD 9 CM … Wikipedia
percutaneous coronary intervention — (PCI) the management of coronary artery occlusion (q.v.) by any of various catheter based techniques, such as percutaneous transluminal coronary angioplasty, rotational atherectomy, directional atherectomy, transluminal endarterectomy,… … Medical dictionary
Drug-eluting stent — Intervention An example of a drug eluting stent. This is the TAXUS Express2 Paclitaxel Eluting Coronary Stent System, which releases paclitaxel. ICD 9 CM … Wikipedia
Cutting balloon — A cutting balloon is an angioplasty device invented by Barath et al. used in percutaneous coronary interventions. It has a special balloon tip with small blades, that are activated when the balloon is inflated. This procedure is different from… … Wikipedia
Percutaneous coronary intervention — Intervention A coronary angiogram (an X ray with radio opaque contrast in the coronary arteries) that shows the left coronary circulation. The distal left main coronary artery (LMCA) is in the left upper quadrant of the image. Its main branches… … Wikipedia
Peripheral vascular disease — Classification and external resources ICD 10 I73.9 … Wikipedia
cardiovascular disease — Introduction any of the diseases, whether congenital or acquired, of the heart and blood vessels (blood vessel). Among the most important are atherosclerosis, rheumatic heart disease, and vascular inflammation. Cardiovascular diseases are a … Universalium
