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2. Percutaneous coronary intervention - Wikipedia

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   Balloon angioplasty is the inflation of a balloon (often part of an integrated medical device combining a balloon, guidewire, and stent) within the coronary artery to 'crush' the plaque causing the occlusion into the walls of the artery. Balloon angioplasty is still often performed as a part of PCI procedure, it is rarely the only activity ...

3. Angioplasty - Wikipedia

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   A coronary angioplasty is a therapeutic procedure to treat the stenotic (narrowed) coronary arteries of the heart found in coronary heart disease. [1] These stenotic segments of the coronary arteries arise due to the buildup of cholesterol -laden plaques that form in a condition known as atherosclerosis . [ 3 ]

4. Interventional cardiology - Wikipedia

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   Angioplasty is an intervention to dilate either arteries or veins. Percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI/Coronary angioplasty) 3D Medical Animation still shot of Percutaneous coronary intervention the use of angioplasty for the treatment of obstruction of coronary arteries as a result of coronary artery disease.

5. Revascularization - Wikipedia

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   In medical and surgical therapy, revascularization is the restoration of perfusion to a body part or organ that has had ischemia. It is typically accomplished by surgical means. [ 1 ] Vascular bypass and angioplasty are the two primary means of revascularization.

6. Reperfusion therapy - Wikipedia

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   The use of a coronary angioplasty to abort a myocardial infarction is preceded by a primary percutaneous coronary intervention. The goal of a prompt angioplasty is to open the artery as soon as possible, and preferably within 90 minutes of the patient presenting to the emergency room. This time is referred to as the door-to-balloon time.

7. Restenosis - Wikipedia

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   Angioplasty, also called percutaneous transluminal coronary angioplasty (PTCA), is commonly used to treat blockages of the coronary or peripheral arteries (such as in the limbs). The balloon inserted into the narrowing 'smashes' the cholesterol plaques ( atherosclerosis ) against the artery walls , thus widening the size of the lumen and ...

8. Outline of cardiology - Wikipedia

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   CAD can lead to ischemia (angina pectoris) or infarction (myocardial infarction). Treatment of CAD includes angioplasty, stenting, and coronary artery bypass surgery (CABG). Acute coronary syndrome (ACS) – ACS is a medical emergency and is a broad term encompassing many acute myocardial infarction symptoms. As a syndrome, it consists of a ...

9. Stent - Wikipedia

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   Coronary stents are placed during a coronary angioplasty.The most common use for coronary stents is in the coronary arteries, into which a bare-metal stent, a drug-eluting stent, a bioabsorbable stent, a dual-therapy stent (combination of both drug and bioengineered stent), or occasionally a covered stent is inserted.