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Definition of Percutaneous transluminal coronary angioplasty

Percutaneous transluminal coronary angioplasty: The use of a balloon-tipped catheter to enlarge a narrowed coronary artery. Abbreviated PTCA.


Last Editorial Review: 3/19/2012

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