1) Vascular surgery
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Atherectomy is a minimally invasive surgical method of removing, mainly, atherosclerosis from a large blood vessel within the body. Today, it is generally used to effectively treat peripheral arterial disease of the lower extremities. It has also been used to treat coronary artery disease, albeit ineffectively. ==Procedure== Unlike angioplasty and...
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<procedure, surgery> The surgical removal of arteriosclerotic plaque (an atheroma) from the inner surface of an blood vessel. ... This procedure is employed most commonly in major arterial vessels (for example coronary arteries, carotid arteries, arteries in the limbs) that have suffered from the progressive occlusive effects of atheroscleros...
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(ath″әr-ek´tә-me) the removal of atherosclerotic plaque from an artery using a rotary cutter inside a special catheter guided radiographically; it does not extend to the tunica intima as endarterectomy does.
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Type: Term Pronunciation: ath′e-rek′tō-mē Definitions: 1. Any removal by surgery or specialized catheterization of an atheroma in the coronary or any other artery.
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Atherectomy: A procedure for opening up an artery by removing the plaque (atheroma) produced by the build-up of cholesterol and other fatty substances in the inner lining of the artery from atherosclerosis ('hardening of the arteries'). Atherectomy is done most often in major arteries -- such as the coronary arteries within the heart muscle and the...
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atherectomy 1. The removal of plaque from an artery by means of a tiny rotating cutting blade inserted through a catheter. 2. A procedure for opening up an artery by removing the plaque (atheroma) produced by the build-up of cholesterol and other fatty substances in the inner lining of the artery from atherosclerosis ('hardening of the arteries')....
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a procedure performed to remove plaque that is blocking an artery
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the removal of plaque from an artery by means of a tiny rotating cutting blade inserted through a catheter.
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A nonsurgical technique for treating diseased arteries with a rotating device that cuts or shaves away material that is blocking or narrowing an artery.
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