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(PTCA) percutaneous transluminal angioplasty to enlarge the lumen of a sclerotic coronary artery, an alternative to bypass cardiac surgery for selected patients with ischemic heart disease.Medical dictionary. 2011.
percutaneous transluminal coronary angioplasty — PTCA dilatation of a narrowed coronary artery using a balloon catheter advanced to the heart through a peripheral artery. It is now more commonly referred to as percutaneous coronary intervention to take into account the fact that a coronary… … The new mediacal dictionary
Percutaneous Transluminal Coronary Angioplasty — balloon angioplasty, opening of a blocked or narrowed blood vessel by inserting a balloon tipped catheter into the vessel and inflating it to compress the fatty buildup inside (Medicine) … English contemporary dictionary
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
Angioplasty — Procedure with a balloon tipped catheter to enlarge a narrowing in a coronary artery. Also called Percutaneous Transluminal Coronary Angioplasty (PTCA). * * * Reconstitution or recanalization of a blood vessel; may involve balloon dilation,… … Medical dictionary
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
angioplasty — (= PTCA) Surgical distension of an occluded blood vessel. Percutaneous transluminal coronary angioplasty (PTCA) is commonly used as a method for restoring patency to occluded coronary arteries (the cause of angina) ; a catheter is passed from a… … Dictionary of molecular biology
coronary arteriography — angiography of the coronary arteries, in which a cardiac catheter is inserted into an artery, usually the femoral or brachial artery, advanced under fluoroscopic guidance, and used to inject contrast medium directly into the coronary orifices. It … Medical dictionary
Angioplasty — Intervention Balloon angioplasty. ICD 9 CM … Wikipedia
PTCA (Angioplasty) — Procedure with a balloon tipped catheter to enlarge a narrowing in a coronary artery. PTCA stands for Percutaneous Transluminal Coronary Angioplasty … Medical dictionary
angioplasty — n. repair or reconstruction of a narrowed or completely obstructed blood vessel. Traditionally, this was performed during open surgery, but in modern practice angioplasty commonly refers to percutaneous transluminal angioplasty (PTA; balloon… … The new mediacal dictionary
