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Balloon angioplasty

Balloon angioplasty: Coronary angioplasty is accomplished using a balloon-tipped catheter inserted through an artery in the groin or arm to enlarge a narrowing in a coronary artery. Coronary artery disease occurs when cholesterol plaque builds up (atherosclerosis) in the walls of the arteries to the heart. Angioplasty is successful in opening coronary arteries in 90% of patients. 40% of patients with successful coronary angioplasty will develop recurrent narrowing at the site of balloon inflation.

balloon angioplasty — Surg. a method of opening a clogged or narrowed blood vessel in which a small balloon is introduced into the vessel by means of a catheter and then inflated at the site of blockage. * * * … Universalium
balloon angioplasty — noun Date: 1980 dilation of an obstructed atherosclerotic artery by the passage of a balloon catheter through the vessel to the area of disease where inflation of the catheter s tip compresses the plaque against the vessel wall … New Collegiate Dictionary
balloon angioplasty — Медицина: баллонная ангиопластика … Универсальный англо-русский словарь
Percutaneous Transluminal Coronary Balloon Angioplasty — Медицина: чрескожная транслюминальная коронарная баллонная ангиопластика … Универсальный англо-русский словарь
angioplasty — noun (plural ties) Date: circa 1919 surgical repair or recanalization of a blood vessel; especially balloon angioplasty … New Collegiate Dictionary

Angioplasty — Intervention Balloon angioplasty. ICD 9 CM … Wikipedia
Balloon catheter — A balloon catheter is a type of soft catheter with an inflatable balloon at its tip which is used during a catheterization procedure to enlarge a narrow opening or passage within the body. The deflated balloon catheter is positioned, then… … Wikipedia
Balloon — A balloon is a flexible bag filled with a type of gas, such as helium, hydrogen, nitrous oxide or air. Early balloons were made of dried animal bladders. Modern balloons can be made from materials such as rubber, latex, polychloroprene or a nylon … Wikipedia
angioplasty — /an jee euh plas tee/, n., pl. angioplasties. Surg. the repair of a blood vessel, as by inserting a balloon tipped catheter to unclog it or by replacing part of the vessel with either a piece of the patient s own tissue or a prosthetic device:… … Universalium
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