{"id":126525,"date":"2021-08-31T10:19:27","date_gmt":"2021-08-31T10:19:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.healthbenefitstimes.com\/glossary\/?p=126525"},"modified":"2023-06-20T04:49:46","modified_gmt":"2023-06-20T04:49:46","slug":"percutaneous-transluminal-coronary-angioplasty","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.healthbenefitstimes.com\/glossary\/percutaneous-transluminal-coronary-angioplasty\/","title":{"rendered":"Percutaneous transluminal coronary angioplasty"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>A procedure done to dilate narrowed areas in the heart\u2019s major blood vessels. A small, balloon-tipped catheter is passed into the obstructed vessel, and the balloon is inflated to widen the vessel\u2019s diameter.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p>A treatment for a stenosed (restricted) coronary artery. A balloon-tipped catheter is passed through an incision in the skin of the chest into the artery of the heart that has developed stenosis (narrowing). The balloon is aligned with the stenosed section and then inflated to dilate the coronary artery and allow the blood to flow more freely. In the UK, the aim is for this to be the standard emergency treatment for myocardial infarction due to coronary artery occlusion.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p>A percutaneous method of treating localized coronary artery narrowing without sternotomy. A special double-lumen catheter, designed so that a cylindrical balloon surrounds a portion of the vessel, is inserted through the skin into the right femoral artery. Repeated inflation and deflation of the balloon with pressure between 9 and 15 atmospheres (approximately 135 to 225 psi) dilates the narrowed vessel.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<div class=\"group w-full text-gray-800 dark:text-gray-100 border-b border-black\/10 dark:border-gray-900\/50 bg-gray-50 dark:bg-[#444654] sm:AIPRM__conversation__response\">\n<div class=\"flex p-4 gap-4 text-base md:gap-6 md:max-w-2xl lg:max-w-[38rem] xl:max-w-3xl md:py-6 lg:px-0 m-auto\">\n<div class=\"relative flex w-[calc(100%-50px)] flex-col gap-1 md:gap-3 lg:w-[calc(100%-115px)]\">\n<div class=\"flex flex-grow flex-col gap-3\">\n<div class=\"min-h-[20px] flex flex-col items-start gap-4 whitespace-pre-wrap break-words\">\n<div class=\"markdown prose w-full break-words dark:prose-invert light AIPRM__conversation__response\">\n<p>Coronary angioplasty, also known as balloon angioplasty, is a cardiac procedure performed to address arterial blockage caused by plaque buildup. During this intervention, a balloon catheter is employed to compress the plaque, resulting in the expansion of the narrowed vessel and restoration of blood flow.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A procedure done to dilate narrowed areas in the heart\u2019s major blood vessels. A small, balloon-tipped catheter is passed into the obstructed vessel, and the balloon is inflated to widen the vessel\u2019s diameter. A treatment for a stenosed (restricted) coronary artery. A balloon-tipped catheter is passed through an incision in the skin of the chest [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[16],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-126525","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-p"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v21.1 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>Percutaneous transluminal coronary angioplasty - Definition of Percutaneous transluminal coronary angioplasty<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"A procedure done to dilate narrowed areas in the heart\u2019s major blood vessels. A small, balloon-tipped catheter is passed into the obstructed vessel, and the balloon is inflated to widen the vessel\u2019s diameter.A treatment for a stenosed (restricted) coronary artery. A balloon-tipped catheter is passed through an incision in the skin of the chest into the artery of the heart that has developed stenosis (narrowing). The balloon is aligned with the stenosed section and then inflated to dilate the coronary artery and allow the blood to flow more freely. In the UK, the aim is for this to be the standard emergency treatment for myocardial infarction due to coronary artery occlusion.A percutaneous method of treating localized coronary artery narrowing without sternotomy. A special double-lumen catheter, designed so that a cylindrical balloon surrounds a portion of the vessel, is inserted through the skin into the right femoral artery. Repeated inflation and deflation of the balloon with pressure between 9 and 15 atmospheres (approximately 135 to 225 psi) dilates the narrowed vessel.Coronary angioplasty, also known as balloon angioplasty, is a cardiac procedure performed to address arterial blockage caused by plaque buildup. 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