Tile term‘percutaneous coronary intervention' (PCI) is used todescribe various procedures that can be used to mechanically improve myocardial perfusion without resorting to surgery. The mostcommon procedure is pe...Tile term‘percutaneous coronary intervention' (PCI) is used todescribe various procedures that can be used to mechanically improve myocardial perfusion without resorting to surgery. The mostcommon procedure is percutaneous transluminal coronary angioplasty (PTCA), usually with implantation of an intracoronary stent. Other methods may be appropriate in small subsets of patients. More than 1 million PCI procedures were performed worldwide in 2000.展开更多
文摘Tile term‘percutaneous coronary intervention' (PCI) is used todescribe various procedures that can be used to mechanically improve myocardial perfusion without resorting to surgery. The mostcommon procedure is percutaneous transluminal coronary angioplasty (PTCA), usually with implantation of an intracoronary stent. Other methods may be appropriate in small subsets of patients. More than 1 million PCI procedures were performed worldwide in 2000.
