PTCA Definition
pētē-sē-ā
noun
Angioplasty performed to open a narrowed coronary artery, in which a balloon-tipped catheter is inserted into an artery in the groin or shoulder and threaded to the affected part. The balloon is inflated to flatten atherosclerotic plaque against the artery wall and reopen the artery.
American Heritage Medicine
Origin of PTCA
p(ercutaneous) t(ransluminal) c(oronary) a(ngioplasty)
From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition
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