Angioplasty is a non-surgical procedure in which a balloon-tipped catheter is inserted into a blocked or narrowed artery, then inflated to clear the blockage and allow blood to flow normally.
treatment to improve the blood supply through an artery by expanding (dilating) a narrowed segment.
A surgical procedure in which a small catheter with a balloon tip is threaded into the coronary artery. The balloon is then blown up to re-expand the clotted artery. (Example: "Do you want to inject TPA or find a cardiologist for angioplasty?")
Stretching of a narrow artery by a balloon catheter.
Opening of a blocked blood vessel via a catheter.
Surgery to expand arteries by compressing plaque with a balloon.
Repair or reconstruction of a blood vessel.
dilatation of a diseased blood vessel (usually performed by passing an instrument into the vessel via a wire)
the use of surgery to make a damaged blood vessel function properly again; may involve widening or reconstructing the blood vessel.
a procedure for treating diseased arteries non-surgically.
A procedure used to dilate (widen) narrowed arteries. A catheter with a deflated balloon on its tip is passed into the narrowed artery segment, the balloon inflated, and the narrowed segment widened. (Also called PTCA)
(also known as "PTCA")- procedure done in the Cardiac Catheterization Laboratory with small balloon inserted in a coronary artery and inflated against plaque to restore blood flow.
The surgical repair of a blood vessel. An inflatable catheter is passed through the blood vessel to the area of disease and then inflated to open the passage.
a nonsurgical procedure for treating diseased arteries.
A treatment to improve the blood supply through an artery. A catheter (a fine, hollow tube) with a small inflatable balloon at its tip is inserted into an artery in the groin and passed through to the narrowed coronary artery. The balloon is then gently inflated so that it squashes the cholesterol deposits causing the narrowing, and widens the artery.
an operation to repair a damaged blood vessel or unblock a coronary artery
a medical procedure carried out by an interventional radiologist who is a specially trained doctor in this procedure
a medical procedure that opens up blocked or narrowed blood vessels without surgery
an interventional xray procedure, not surgery
a relatively simple operation which involves passing a long specialised tube up through a tiny cut in the groin, through the major blood vessels into the coronary arteries
a surgical technique in which a balloon is inflated inside a blood vessel to flatten any plaque that obstructs blood flow
a treatment that may be needed to open up an artery (blood vessel) blocked by plaque
a way of relieving a blockage in an artery without having an operation
a way to widen an artery that is narrowed or blocked by plaque
Surgical procedure in which a balloon-tipped catheter (thin tube) is inserted into a diseased, narrowed blood vessel; inflation of balloon stretches vessel opening, improving blood flow through it.
Procedure whereby a balloon-tipped catheter is passed through a blockage in an artery, and inflated to compress the plaque build-up against the artery wall; thereby, reopening the narrowed artery.
The surgical repair of blood vessels damaged by disease or injury.
Dilatation of an occluded blood vessel. This can be done by inflating a balloon catheter to restore blood supply.
Dilation of narrowed artery by catheter.
Non-surgical medical procedure in which a specially designed balloon catheter is used to open a narrowed or blocked artery.
(also known as balloon angioplasty): non-surgical alternative to arterial surgery in the heart (see CABG and PTCA) and in arteries supplying other parts of the body.
Surgery whereby a balloon is inflated inside a blocked artery to open it up.
Balloon angioplasty (or percutaneous transluminal coronary angioplasty [PTCA]) is a technique used to widen the narrowing in your artery without surgery. The basic idea of angioplasty is to position a catheter with a small inflatable balloon on the end within the narrowed section of the artery. The balloon is then inflated and pushes outward against the narrowing and surrounding wall of the artery. The inflated balloon opens the narrowed artery by splitting and compressing the plaque and slightly stretching the wall of the artery. The balloon may be inflated several times during angioplasty. Each balloon is made of special materials that allow it to inflate to a specific size. Your doctor will select a balloon that will be approximately the same size as your artery. It is possible that the first balloon will be removed and other, larger balloons will be used if additional expansion is required.
Procedure to improve blood flow: a catheter (tube) is fed along a blood vessel until it reaches the point of obstruction, then a balloon embedded in the catheter is inflated, flattening the obstruction against the blood vessel walls and increasing the area through which blood can flow
inserting a balloon into a partially clogged artery around the heart and then inflating the balloon to swish back the blockage thereby improving blood flow.
A tiny balloon is passed into a blocked area of an artery. When the balloon is inflated, it presses the plaque that is causing the blockage against the blood vessel wall, freeing blood flow. View illustration
Balloon technique to open the blocked arteries with balloons inserted from outside the body (see PTCA)
A non-surgical technique for opening partially closed or blocked arteries by temporarily inflating a tiny balloon inside the artery.
In angioplasty, a catheter is used to insert a balloon that is inflated to open a blocked blood vessel. It is one of several procedures used to open a blocked blood vessel (known as a percutaneous coronary intervention or PCI).
Balloon dilatation...a procedure where an arterial blockage is expanded, or dilated, with a balloon. The procedure takes place under x-ray guidance in the cardiac catheterization laboratory. Expansion of the obstructing plaque can, in some cases, restore the flow channel and relieve symptoms of angina.
A minimally invasive treatment of the coronary arteries that opens blocked vessels using a tiny balloon to push back the blockage or plaque. Also known as percutaneous transluminal coronary angioplasty (PTCA).
a procedure for the treatment of narrowed arteries. A balloon-tipped catheter is inserted into an artery, most commonly the coronary arteries, to press plaque back against the vessel wall widening and unblocking the artery to restore blood flow.
aka percutaneous transluminal coronary angioplasty (PTCA) — A method of treating blood vessel disorders that involves the use of a balloon catheter to enlarge the blood vessel and thereby improve blood flow.
A procedure with a balloon-tipped catheter to enlarge a narrowing in a coronary artery. (Also known as PCTA.)
A procedure that widens arteries narrowed by arterial disease. A catheter with a deflated balloon is threaded through the narrowed artery to the narrowed part and then inflated to break the plaque and expand the artery.
A procedure that opens arteries clogged or narrowed by arterial disease. A thin tube with a laser tip attached is inserted into the artery. The laser vaporizes the plaque to clear the artery. (This method has yet to be proven effective.)
the use of a small balloon on the tip of a catheter inserted into a blood vessel to open up an area of blockage inside the vessel.
The surgical repair of a blood vessel. A balloon angioplasty is a noninvasive procedure where a balloon-tipped catheter (thin tube) is introduced into a diseased blood vessel. As the balloon is inflated, the vessel opens allowing an improved flow of blood.
also called "percutaneous transluminal coronary angioplasty". This procedure involves inserting a catheter into a blocked coronary artery. A narrow balloon is then inflated inside the artery. The balloon widens the artery.
A procedure during which a catheter with a small balloon tip is guided to the point of narrowing in an artery. Once in place, the balloon is inflated to push the fatty matter into the artery wall and stretch the artery open to increase blood flow.
a non-surgical procedure for treating narrowed arteries.
A nonsurgical procre that reopens blocked blood vessels by inflating a small balloon.
a non-surgical procedure for treating diseased arteries.
A procedure to open up a narrowed or blocked artery that carries blood and oxygen to the heart muscle.
A medical procedure in which a balloon is used to open narrowed or blocked blood vessels of the heart (coronary arteries).
A less-invasive treatment of the coronary arteries to open blocked arterial vessels. Also known as percutaneous transluminal coronary angioplasty (PTCA) or percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI).
The reconstruction of damaged blood vessels. Coronary angioplasty is an operation to enlarge a narrowed coronary artery.
altering the structure of a vessel by surgical procedure or by dilating the vessel using a balloon.
Surgical reconstruction of a blood vessel.
a procedure that opens clogged arteries by compressing plaque against the artery wall. A catheter with a small balloon at its tip is moved to where the artery is clogged. The balloon is inflated and deflated a few times. This compresses the plaque, opens the artery, and increases blood flow. Then the balloon-tipped catheter is removed.
A treatment to open a narrowed or blocked artery by inflating a small balloon at the tip of a catheter. Also known as percutaneous transluminal coronary angioplasty (PTCA). This may precede stent placement. click image for more detail
A procedure that reopens blocked blood vessels to the heart. A physician inserts a hollow needle (catheter) into the diseased artery and push a small deflated balloon into the blocked section. Then the physician inflates the balloon to widen the artery.
The surgical repair of a blood vessel, either by inserting a balloon-tipped catheter to unblock it, or by reconstructing or replacing part of the vessel.
A minimally invasive procedure whereby a balloon dilatation catheter is passed through to the blocked area of an artery. Once inflated, the catheter compresses the plaque against the blood vessel wall, re-establishing blood flow. An angioplasty can also be performed with a stent, atherectomy, and/or radiation therapy. Also called percutaneous transluminal coronary angioplasty, or PTCA.
Altering the structure of a blood vessel by surgical procedure of dilating the blood vessel using a baloon.
A procedure that widens arteries that have grown narrower or become clogged (blocked) due to arterial disease. A thin tube called a catheter, with a balloon at its tip, is inserted into an artery and guided to the blockages in the artery (or arteries). The balloon is then inflated to break up plaque lining the walls of the artery, opening up the artery for blood flow.
Has the same intent as a regular angioplasty, but this procedure uses a catheter with a laser tip. The laser vaporizes the plaque to clear the artery.
A procedure to open clogged arteries. A catheter, positioned in the narrowed coronary artery, has a tiny balloon at its tip. The balloon is inflated and deflated to stretch or break open the narrowing and improve the passage for blood flow. The balloon-tipped catheter is then removed. (Read about angioplasty in " The Heart & Cardiovascular System" also read about " Coronary Heart Disease" " Heart Attack")
A procedure that opens coronary arteries that have been clogged by fatty plaques caused by coronary artery disease. A balloon at the tip of a catheter is inflated inside an artery and presses the plaque against the artery wall. Some angioplasty procedures also use a stent to help keep the artery open.
reconstitution or recanalization of a blood vessel; may involve balloon dilation, mechanical stripping of intima (innermost layer of an artery), forceful injection of a thrombolytic (clot-busting) agent, or placement of a stent (vessel prosthesis).
a non-surgical technique where a catheter with a balloon at the tip is guided into the narrowed artery, the balloon is inflated thereby opening the passage.
also known as percutaneous transluminal coronary angioplasty (PTCA) - in this procedure, a balloon catheter is threaded up to the site of blockage in an artery in the heart, and is then inflated to push arterial plaque against the wall of the artery to create a wider channel in the artery. Other procedures or devices (such as atherectomy, laser or ultrasound) are sometimes used in conjunction with the catheter to remove plaque.
a process in which a small balloon on a catheter is inflated to open up clogged heart vessels.
A procedure using a deflated balloon on the end of a catheter used to widen narrow arteries.
an invasive procedure in which a special catheter with an inflatable balloon at one end is used to open blocked coronary arteries; technically termed percutaneous transluminal coronary angioplasty (PTCA). (also called balloon angioplasty)
a balloon procedure to open an obstruction or narrowing of a blood vessel. Also known as a Percutaneous Transluminal Coronary Angioplasty (PTCA).
The use of an inflatable balloon catheter to internally dilate a narrowed blood vessel.
(an-jE-O-plas-tE) Reconstitution or reopening of a blood vessel; may involve balloon dilation, mechanical stripping of the inside of the blood vessel, forceful injection of a elastic filamentous protein, or placement of a stent .
A medical procedure used to repair a damaged or diseased artery
A procedure used to widen narrowed arteries, most commonly by inserting a thin tube, or catheter, into the affected artery and inflating a balloon (see Cardiovascular Health).
Plastic repair of blood vessels or lympatic channels.
Therapeutic procedure in which a catheter with a deflated balloon at the tip is inserted into a narrowed artery. The balloon is then inflated at the site of narrowing to widen it.
Procedure with a balloon-tipped catheter to enlarge a narrowing in a coronary artery. Also called Percutaneous Transluminal Coronary Angioplasty (PTCA).
an inflatable balloon inserted through a catheter to stretch open a blocked or narrowed artery.
a nonsurgical technique for treating diseased arteries by temporarily inflating a tiny balloon inside an artery.
a procedure in which a device, usually a balloon, is inflated in a narrowed area of a blood vessel in order to widen it. Often, a "stent" device is placed at the same time in order to prevent the blood vessel from becoming renarrowed.
Therapeutic procedure aimed at dilating a narrowed blood vessel. It is obtained by means of an inflatable balloon catheter inserted and inflated into the vessel.
See percutaneous transluminal coronary angioplasty (PTCA).
(also known as PTCA – percutaneous tranluminal coronary angioplasty) is a procedure done under local anaesthesia and designed to dilate (widen or expand) narrowed coronary arteries
Surgical repair of a blood vessel. Coronary angioplasty is an operation to enlarge a narrowed coronary artery.
A procedure in which a physician threads a catheter through blood vessels leading to the heart and uses a balloon or other device attached to the tip of the catheter to widen coronary arteries that have been narrowed by coronary artery disease.
An invasive procedure to enlarge a narrowed artery. Coronary angioplasty is an operation to enlarge a narrowed coronary artery.
A procedure which uses a catheter to push apart the plaque in clogged arteries.
An insertion of a balloon at the end of a catheter, blown up to compress the clogged area of the artery against the artery wall and then removed.
A procedure to open areas of narrowing in blood vessels. In a balloon angioplasty, a balloon catheter opens arteries that are blocked by plaque (deposits of fatty material on the inner lining of an arterial wall) by compressing the blockage against the wall of the vessel.
is an invasive procedure using a catheter which is inserted into an artery that is narrowed, or blocked. A tiny balloon may be placed at the tip of the catheter, and then inflated to widen the artery.
Re-opening or increasing the patency of an artery by means of a balloon catheter which is introduced and inflated in the diseased vessel.
A surgical technique that widens narrowed arteries, usually by a balloon that, when deflated, is threaded into the affected area, then inflated to expand the hole through which the blood flows through the artery.
A non-surgical procedure that dilates or opens narrowed arteries. The artery is widened when a catheter with a balloon on it's tip is passed into the narrowed artery. The balloon is inflated and the artery is widened.
A procedure in which a long thin tube is inserted into an artery, and a balloon is then inflated in order to flatten a build up or blockage in the artery wall. Once a narrowing is located by angiography, angioplasty may be performed to cure the problem, or a stent may be required to keep the artery open.
A procedure in which a balloon-tipped catheter is inserted through a vein and into the blocked portion of a coronary artery to enlarge the narrowing. Also called percutaneous transluninal coronary angioplasty (PTCA)
stretching of a narrowing or short occulsion in a diseased artery using a balloon to restore normal blood flow
Procedure to stretch narrowed Coronary Arteries to improve the Blood Flow to the heart
Using a temporarily inflated balloon on a catheter to widen a narrowed or blocked blood vessel (in coronary arteries, procedure is referred to as percutaneous translumenal coronary angioplasty, or PTCA).
non-surgical technique where a cardiologist inserts a balloon-like tube into an artery and inflates the balloon to open or widen the artery.
Method for dilating narrowed or blocked part of a blood vessel.
Angioplasty is the mechanical widening of a narrowed or totally obstructed blood vessel. These obstructions are often caused by atherosclerosis. The term derives from the roots "angio" or vessel and "plasticos" fit for molding.