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Surgical Procedures, Operative > Minimally Invasive Surgical Procedures > Endovascular Procedures > Angioplasty
Surgical Procedures, Operative > Cardiovascular Surgical Procedures > Vascular Surgical Procedures > Endovascular Procedures > Angioplasty
Therapeutics > Catheterization > Angioplasty
Investigative Techniques > Catheterization > Angioplasty

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Angioplasty  

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Entry terms

  • Angioplasty, Percutaneous Transluminal
  • Angioplasty, Transluminal
  • Endoluminal Repair
  • Endoluminal Repairs
  • Percutaneous Transluminal Angioplasty
  • Repair, Endoluminal
  • Repairs, Endoluminal
  • Transluminal Angioplasty
  • Transluminal Angioplasty, Percutaneous

Scope note

  • Reconstruction or repair of a blood vessel, which includes the widening of a pathological narrowing of an artery or vein by the removal of atheromatous plaque material and/or the endothelial lining as well, or by dilatation (BALLOON ANGIOPLASTY) to compress an ATHEROMA. Except for ENDARTERECTOMY, usually these procedures are performed via catheterization as minimally invasive ENDOVASCULAR PROCEDURES.

History note

  • 1993; for ANGIOPLASTY, TRANSLUMINAL use ANGIOPLASTY, BALLOON 1982-2010; for PERCUTANEOUS TRANSLUMINAL ANGIOPLASTY use ANGIOPLASTY, BALLOON 1982-2010

In other languages

  • angioplastia

    Finnish

  • verisuonen laajennus
  • verisuonen laajentaminen
  • Angioplastik

    Swedish

  • Kärlvidgningskirurgi
  • Perkutan transluminal angioplastik
  • PTA

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http://www.yso.fi/onto/mesh/D017130

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