angioplasty; balloon angioplasty
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Indications
Procedure
- an invasive procedure to enlarge the lumen of a narrowed artery by balloon compression
- the angioplasty catheter is inserted into an artery, & the cylindrical balloon is inflated at the site of an obstructing atheroma
* Folgard after angioplasty is controversial
* FDA-approved drug-coated balloon Jan 2015[2]
More general terms
More specific terms
- aortic angioplasty
- brachiocephalic angioplasty
- carotid angioplasty
- intracranial angioplasty
- percutaneous transluminal coronary angioplasty (PTCA)
- peripheral artery angioplasty
- venous angioplasy (percutaneous transluminal venous angioplasty)
- visceral angioplasty
Additional terms
References
- ↑ Prescriber's Letter 10(6):33 2003
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 LUTONIX 035 Drug Coated Balloon (DCB) PTA Catheter DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH & HUMAN SERVICES. Public Health Service Food and Drug Administration FDA Executive Summary Prepared for the June 12, 2014 meeting of the Circulatory System Devices Advisory Panel http://www.fda.gov/downloads/AdvisoryCommittees/CommitteesMeetingMaterials/MedicalDevices/MedicalDevicesAdvisoryCommittee/CirculatorySystemDevicesPanel/UCM400614.pdf
Meditronic Press Release. Jan 5, 2015 http://newsroom.medtronic.com/phoenix.zhtml?c=251324&p=irol-newsArticle&ID=2002957