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Created page with "'''Percutaneous coronary intervention''' (<abbr>PCI</abbr>) or '''percutaneous transluminal coronary angioplasty''' (PTCA) refers to the use of balloon angioplasty with or without placement of a stent during coronary angiography, a minimally invasive procedure. If a significant coronary stenosis is discovered during coronary angiography, it can be revascularized during the same procedure, in which case it is known as PCI. During balloon angioplasty, a balloon is inf..."
(Created page with "'''Percutaneous coronary intervention''' (<abbr>PCI</abbr>) or '''percutaneous transluminal coronary angioplasty''' (PTCA) refers to the use of balloon angioplasty with or without placement of a stent during coronary angiography, a minimally invasive procedure. If a significant coronary stenosis is discovered during coronary angiography, it can be revascularized during the same procedure, in which case it is known as PCI. During balloon angioplasty, a balloon is inf...")
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