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What is an acronym for ptca?
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Angioplasty: Percutaneous tranluminal coronary angioplasty. Through the skin they place a catheter with a balloon and pass it up yo a narrowed portion of a coronary artery. The balloon is inflated , and it stretches out the narrowed area in the artery.
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PTCA: Percutaneous transluminal coronary angioplasty, basically an intervention through the arteries of the groin or wrist, to open up a blockage that occurs in the blood vessels of the heart.
Answered 3/5/2012
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