- PTCA
The abbreviation PTCA may refer to:
* Percutaneous transluminal coronary angioplasty, a type of
angioplasty
*Percutaneous transhepatic cholangiography
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PTCA — (pē tē sē āʹ) n. Angioplasty performed to open a narrowed coronary artery, in which a balloon tipped catheter is inserted into an artery in the groin or shoulder and threaded to the affected part. The balloon is inflated to flatten… … Universalium
PTCA — PTCA: Abk. für ↑perkutane transluminale Koronarangioplastie … Das Wörterbuch medizinischer Fachausdrücke
PTCA — (Percutaneous Transluminal Coronary Angioplasty) balloon angioplasty, opening of a blocked or narrowed blood vessel by inserting a balloon tipped catheter into the vessel and inflating it to compress the fatty buildup inside the vessel (Medicine) … English contemporary dictionary
PTCA — Die Artikel Perkutane transluminale coronare Angioplastie, Ballondilatation und Angioplastie überschneiden sich thematisch. Hilf mit, die Artikel besser voneinander abzugrenzen oder zu vereinigen. Beteilige dich dazu an der Diskussion über diese… … Deutsch Wikipedia
PTCA — Abbreviation for percutaneous transluminal coronary angioplasty. * * * percutaneous transluminal coronary angiography; percutaneous transluminal coronary angioplasty; pyrrole 2,3,5 tricar boxylic acid * * * PTCA .pē .tē .sē ā n PERCUTANEOUS… … Medical dictionary
PTCA-Zyklus — Demingkreis beziehungsweise Deming Rad beziehungsweise Shewhart cycle beziehungsweise PDCA Zyklus beschreibt einen iterativen vierphasigen Problemlösungsprozess, der seine Ursprünge im Quality Control hat. PDCA steht hierbei für Plan Do Check Act … Deutsch Wikipedia
PTCA (Angioplasty) — Procedure with a balloon tipped catheter to enlarge a narrowing in a coronary artery. PTCA stands for Percutaneous Transluminal Coronary Angioplasty … Medical dictionary
PTCA — Percutaneous Transluminal Coronary Angioplasty (Medical » Physiology) * Percutaneous Transhepatic CholAngiogram (Medical » Physiology) … Abbreviations dictionary
PTCA — Percutaneous transluminal coronary angioplasty (Angioplastia coronaria transluminal percutánea) … Diccionario de siglas médicas y otras abreviaturas
PTCA — abbr. med. percutaneous transluminal coronary angioplasty – чрезкожная транслюминальная (чрезпросветная)коронарная ангиопластика … Dictionary of English abbreviation
