angioplasty
Balloon catheter procedure
Angioplasty is a medical procedure that widens narrowed or blocked blood vessels, typically arteries.
A catheter with a tiny balloon is threaded to the blockage site, then inflated to compress plaque against the artery walls.
Often a stent—a small mesh tube—is left in place to keep the vessel open.
He had an angioplasty after his heart attack.
Implanted tube for blockages
- balloonInflatable rubber sac
- catheterInserted medical drainage tube
- percutaneousVia the skin
- fluoroscopyContinuous X-ray video imaging
guidewire · contrast · inflation · dilation · intervention · insertion · sheath · access
Oxygen-rich blood conduit
- stenosisAbnormal bodily narrowing
- plaqueInscribed memorial tablet
- blockageObstruction halting movement
- occlusionComplete closure or blockage
lumen · atherosclerosis · thrombosis · embolism · endothelium · intima · peripheral · carotid
Restoring tissue perfusion surgically
- reperfusionRestored blood supply
- blood flowMovement through vessels
- restorationReturning something to condition
- healingRestoration of health
rehabilitation · antiplatelet · aspirin · follow-up · restenosis · reintervention · lifestyle · monitoring
Circulatory system's pump
- cardiacPertaining to the heart
- myocardialOf heart muscle
- infarctionTissue necrosis from ischemia
- cardiologistPhysician treating cardiovascular conditions
angina · chest pain · coronary · bypass · CABG · troponin · EKG · rescue
Implanted tube for blockages
- bare-metalDirect hardware access
- scaffoldTemporary elevated work structure
- bioresorbableDissolved by living tissue
Substance preventing coagulation
- anticoagulantSubstance preventing blood clots
- contrast dyeImaging agent for visibility
- nitroglycerinExplosive compound, cardiac drug
- antiplateletClumping-cell inhibitor
aspirin · glycoprotein · statin · sedation · local anesthesia
stent
Implanted tube for blockages
- balloonInflatable rubber sac
- catheterInserted medical drainage tube
- percutaneousVia the skin
fluoroscopy · guidewire · contrast · inflation · dilation · intervention · insertion · sheath · access · puncture
artery
Oxygen-rich blood conduit
- stenosisAbnormal bodily narrowing
- plaqueInscribed memorial tablet
- blockageObstruction halting movement
occlusion · lumen · atherosclerosis · thrombosis · embolism · endothelium · intima · peripheral · carotid · femoral
revascularization
Restoring tissue perfusion surgically
- reperfusionRestored blood supply
- blood flowMovement through vessels
- restorationReturning something to condition
healing · rehabilitation · antiplatelet · aspirin · follow-up · restenosis · reintervention · lifestyle · monitoring
heart
Circulatory system's pump
- cardiacPertaining to the heart
- myocardialOf heart muscle
- infarctionTissue necrosis from ischemia
cardiologist · angina · chest pain · coronary · bypass · CABG · troponin · EKG · rescue
stent
Implanted tube for blockages
- bare-metalDirect hardware access
- scaffoldTemporary elevated work structure
- bioresorbableDissolved by living tissue
heparin
Substance preventing coagulation
- anticoagulantSubstance preventing blood clots
- contrast dyeImaging agent for visibility
- nitroglycerinExplosive compound, cardiac drug
antiplatelet · aspirin · glycoprotein · statin · sedation · local anesthesia
- heart healthheart disease, heart-healthy diet, heart attack, cardiologist, heart failure
- medical caresurgery, examination, injection, prescription, medication
- medical proceduressurgery, transplant, bypass surgery, biopsy, heart surgery
- surgeriessurgery, appendectomy, hysterectomy, minor surgery, elective surgery
- treatmentstreatment, treatments, medication, medicine, therapies
- Cardiac Careheart attack, heart failure, cardiac arrest, EKG, ECG
angioplastybypass surgery
Rerouting blood past blockages
CABG · bypass grafting · open-heart surgery · open heart surgery · grafting
angioplastyembolization
Therapeutic vessel blockage
ligation · coiling · clipping · cauterization · thrombosis
- balloon angioplastyExpanding blocked arteries internally