Percutaneous Coronary Intervention

Definition

The placement of an angioplasty guide wire, balloon, or other device (e.g. stent, atherectomy, brachytherapy, or thrombectomy catheter) into a native coronary artery or coronary artery bypass graft for the purpose of mechanical coronary revascularization.

Also known as PCI, PERCUTANEOUS CORONARY INTERVENTION — per NCIT

Also identified as

• UMLS C1532338 per NCIT

Anatomy