"Angioplasty" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
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Reconstruction or repair of a blood vessel, which includes the widening of a pathological narrowing of an artery or vein by the removal of atheromatous plaque material and/or the endothelial lining as well, or by dilatation (BALLOON ANGIOPLASTY) to compress an ATHEROMA. Except for ENDARTERECTOMY, usually these procedures are performed via catheterization as minimally invasive ENDOVASCULAR PROCEDURES.
| Descriptor ID |
D017130
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| MeSH Number(s) |
E02.148.050 E04.100.814.529.124 E04.502.382.124 E05.157.016
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| Concept/Terms |
Endoluminal Repair- Endoluminal Repair
- Endoluminal Repairs
- Repair, Endoluminal
- Repairs, Endoluminal
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| 2011 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Angioplasty" by people in Profiles.
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Is mechanical clot removal or disruption a cost-effective treatment for acute stroke? AJNR Am J Neuroradiol. 2011 Feb; 32(2):244-9.