Percutaneous coronary interventionPCI
Also called Stent procedure
CardiologyImportant
Minimally invasive procedure to open blocked coronary arteries, typically using a balloon and stent.
Korean
경피적 관상동맥 중재술(스텐트 시술)
풍선과 스텐트를 이용하여 좁아진 관상동맥을 넓히는 최소 침습적 시술.
French
Intervention coronarienne percutanée(Angioplastie coronaire)
Procédure mini-invasive pour déboucher les artères coronaires obstruées, généralement par ballon et pose de stent.
Word parts
per-Prefix(Latin) Through, thoroughlycutane/oRoot(Latin) Skincoron/oRoot(Latin) Crown; coronary vessels of the heart-ousSuffix(Latin) Pertaining to-arySuffix(Latin) Pertaining to