Definitions for "Percutaneous transluminal coronary angioplasty"
A procedure used to widen partially blocked coronary arteries using a small balloon that is inflated in the narrowed section of the coronary artery.
a non-invasive procedure in which a catheter (a thin, flexible tube) with a deflated balloon at the tip is maneuvered into a narrow artery and inflated to open a blocked artery and allow more blood to reach the heart muscle
See Angioplasty.