Therapeutic or Preventive Procedure
atherectomy
[ ath-uh-rek-tuh-mee ]
Subclass of:
Angioplasty
Definitions related to atherectomy:
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Endovascular procedure in which atheromatous plaque is excised by a cutting or rotating catheter. It differs from balloon and laser angioplasty procedures which enlarge vessels by dilation but frequently do not remove much plaque. If the plaque is removed by surgical excision under general anesthesia rather than by an endovascular procedure through a catheter, it is called ENDARTERECTOMY.NLM Medical Subject HeadingsU.S. National Library of Medicine, 2021
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The removal of plaque from a blood vessel.NCI ThesaurusU.S. National Cancer Institute, 2021
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