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Balloon angioplasty (stents)
Angioplasty is the technique of mechanically widening a narrowed or obstructed blood vessel, typically as a result of atherosclerosis. An empty and collapsed balloon on a guide wire, known as a balloon catheter, is passed into the narrowed locations and then inflated to a fixed size using water pressures some 75 to 500 times normal blood pressure (6 to 20 atmospheres). The balloon crushes the fatty deposits, opening up the blood vessel for improved flow, and the balloon is then collapsed and withdrawn.
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∙ 13y ago
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∙ 12y agoStent angioplasty is the placement of a stent in order to open a vessel. Balloon angioplasty is simply ballooning the plaque without using a stent.
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What procedure usually follows balloon angioplasty?
Coronary stenting usually follows balloon angioplasty.
What is the medical term meaning procedure that alters a vessel through surgery or dilation of the vessel using a balloon catheter?
Aneurysm is a balloon-like bulging of blood vessels.Aneurysm
What procedure usually follows baloon angioplasty?
Coronary stenting usually follows balloon angioplasty.
What agent use to inflates balloon in angioplasty or PTCA?
Water as per http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Angioplasty
What is the function of the angioplasty?
Angioplasty is a popular method of surgery for curing blocks in the heart arteries due to plaque buildup. In this method a balloon catheter is injected into a narrow artery & later inflated to broaden the artery. Hence this method is also called balloon angioplasty.
What is balloon trocar?
A trocar is a medical instrument used in some medical procedures. A balloon trocar is an instrument used in balloon angioplasty.
What are the usual treatments for atherosclerosis?
Medications, balloon angioplasty, and coronary artery bypass surgery.
What is the CPT code for Percutaneous transluminal balloon angioplasty of the renal artery with stent placement?
35475
What is a balloon angioplasty?
It is performed to open narrowed coronary arteries and improve blood flow to the heart.
What is the medical term meaning passage of a balloon catheter through the lumen of an occluded coronary vessel to compress plaque against the arterial walls?
Angioplasty or balloon angioplasty is the medical term meaning passage of a balloon catheter through the lumen of an occluded coronary vessel to compress plaque against the arterial walls.
What is the medical term meaning altering the structure of a vessel by dilating it using a balloon inside the vessel?
angioplasty
What is the CPT code for percutaneous transluminal pulmonary artery balloon angioplasty for a single vessel?
92997, 92998
