"Atherectomy" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure,
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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.
| Descriptor ID |
D017073
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| MeSH Number(s) |
E02.148.050.120 E04.100.814.529.124.120 E04.502.382.124.120 E05.157.016.120
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| Concept/Terms |
Atherectomy- Atherectomy
- Atherectomies
- Percutaneous Atherectomy
- Atherectomies, Percutaneous
- Atherectomy, Percutaneous
- Percutaneous 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
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