Svensk definition
Utvidgning av tilltäppta kranskärl med ballongkateter i syfte att återupprätta hjärtmuskulaturens blodförsörjning.
Angioplasty, Balloon, Coronary
Ballongvidgning av kranskärl
Engelsk definition
Dilation of an occluded coronary artery (or arteries) by means of a balloon catheter to restore myocardial blood supply.
Svenska synonymer
Koronarangioplastik, perkutan transluminal — Perkutan transluminal koronarangioplastik — PTCA
Engelska synonymer
Angioplasty, Coronary Balloon — Angioplasties, Coronary Balloon — Balloon Angioplasties, Coronary — Balloon Angioplasty, Coronary — Coronary Balloon Angioplasties — Coronary Balloon Angioplasty — Coronary Angioplasty, Transluminal Balloon — Balloon Dilation, Coronary Artery — Transluminal Coronary Balloon Dilation — Angioplasty, Transluminal, Percutaneous Coronary — Percutaneous Transluminal Coronary Angioplasty