Percutaneous coronary intervention | 合法醫療器材資訊網

What is a PCI?

Percutaneous Coronary Intervention (PCI, formerly known as angioplasty with stent) is a non-surgical procedure that uses a catheter (a thin flexible tube) to place a small structure called a stent to open up blood vessels in the heart that have been narrowed by plaque buildup, a condition known as atherosclerosis.

Why is it done?

PCI improves blood flow, thus decreasing heart-related chest pain (angina), making you feel better and increasing your ability to be active. PCI is usually scheduled ahead of time.

What is done? A catheter is inserted into the blood vessels either in the groin or in the arm. Using a special type of X-ray called fluoroscopy, the catheter is threaded through the blood vessels into the heart where the coronary artery is narrowed. When the tip is in place, a balloon tip covered with a stent is inflated. The...

Percutaneous coronary intervention | 合法醫療器材資訊網

Percutaneous coronary intervention ... Percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) is a procedure used to treat narrowing of the coronary arteries of the heart found ... Read More

Percutaneous Coronary Intervention (PCI) | 合法醫療器材資訊網

2019年11月27日 — Percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI), also known as coronary angioplasty, is a nonsurgical technique for treating obstructive coronary ... Read More

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2011年11月14日 — Percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI), or coronary angioplasty, is a nonsurgical procedure to improve blood flow to the heart. Read More

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由 M Ahmad 著作 · 2021 · 被引用 1 次 — Coronary artery disease (CAD) is one of the leading causes of death. Percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) is a non-surgical, ... Read More

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2017年5月28日 — Percutaneous coronary intervention is a non-surgical method used to open narrowed coronary arteries that supply the heart muscle with blood. Read More

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2019年11月15日 — Coronary angioplasty (AN-jee-o-plas-tee), also called percutaneous coronary intervention, is a procedure used to open clogged heart arteries ... Read More

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由 D Kotecha 著作 · 2021 · 被引用 1 次 — PCI complications occurred in 38.6% (83/215) of SCAD-PCI patients with the the most common being haematoma extension (58/215, 27.0%) and ... Read More

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Percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) refers to a family of minimally invasive procedures used to open clogged coronary arteries (those that deliver ... Read More

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