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Atherectomy

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.

Year introduced: 1993

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Tree Number(s): E02.148.050.120, E04.100.814.529.124.120, E04.502.382.124.120, E05.157.016.120

MeSH Unique ID: D017073

Entry Terms:

  • Atherectomies
  • Percutaneous Transluminal Atherectomy
  • Atherectomies, Percutaneous Transluminal
  • Atherectomy, Percutaneous Transluminal
  • Percutaneous Transluminal Atherectomies
  • Transluminal Atherectomies, Percutaneous
  • Transluminal Atherectomy, Percutaneous
  • Transluminal Atherectomy
  • Atherectomies, Transluminal
  • Atherectomy, Transluminal
  • Transluminal Atherectomies
  • Percutaneous Atherectomy
  • Atherectomies, Percutaneous
  • Atherectomy, Percutaneous
  • Percutaneous Atherectomies

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