Percutaneous Transluminal Angioplasty | 合法醫療器材資訊網

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(Endovascular therapy for peripheral arterial disease and claudication)

Peripheral artery disease (PAD)[1], sometimes known as peripheral vascular disease (PVD), is a blockage of arteries in a limb, usually the leg. The blockage is most often the result of a chronic buildup of hard, fatty material (atherosclerosis[2]) inside the artery walls. This narrows the artery and prevents oxygen and nutrients from getting to the limb.

Percutaneous transluminal angioplasty is a minimally invasive procedure used to open a blocked artery. Your physician will follow this procedure:

A small incision (cut) is made in the thigh, allowing access to the femoral artery.

A guide wire is inserted into the artery.

Under the guidance of X-r...