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Descriptor
English
:
Percutaneous Coronary Intervention
Descriptor
Spanish
:
Intervención Coronaria Percutánea
Descriptor
Portuguese
:
Intervenção Coronária Percutânea
Tree Number:
E04.100.814.529.968
E04.502.382.968
Definition
English
:
A
family
of percutaneous
techniques
that are used to manage
CORONARY OCCLUSION
, including standard
balloon angioplasty
(PERCUTANEOUS TRANSLUMINAL CORONARY
ANGIOPLASTY
), the placement of intracoronary
STENTS
, and atheroablative technologies (e.g.,
ATHERECTOMY
;
ENDARTERECTOMY
;
THROMBECTOMY
; PERCUTANEOUS TRANSLUMINAL
LASER ANGIOPLASTY
). PTCA was the dominant form of PCI, before the widespread use of stenting.
History Note
English
:
2013
Allowable Qualifiers
English
:
AE
adverse effects
CL
classification
CT
contraindications
EC
economics
ED
education
ES
ethics
HI
history
IS
instrumentation
LJ
legislation & jurisprudence
MT
methods
MO
mortality
NU
nursing
PX
psychology
RH
rehabilitation
ST
standards
SN
statistics & numerical data
TD
trends
UT
utilization
VE
veterinary
Record Number:
55037
Unique Identifier:
D062645
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