percutaneous coronary intervention

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, angioplasty using the excimer laser, or implantation of coronary stents or similar devices.

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