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2. Percutaneous Coronary Intervention (PCI): Candidates, Success ...

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   Lawton JS, et al. (2021). 2021 ACC/AHA/SCAI guideline for coronary artery revascularization: A report of the American College of Cardiology/American Heart Association Joint Committee on Clinical ...

3. Left atrial appendage occlusion - Wikipedia

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   The left atrial appendage is a pouch-like structure located in the upper part of the left atrium. [1] Left atrial appendage occlusion (LAAO) is an alternative therapy to oral anticoagulation in a certain subset of patients with atrial fibrillation. Atrial fibrillation is characterized by an irregular and uncoordinated pumping function of the atria.

4. Percutaneous coronary intervention - Wikipedia

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   36.09, 00.66. [ edit on Wikidata] Percutaneous coronary intervention ( PCI) is a minimally invasive non-surgical procedure used to treat narrowing of the coronary arteries of the heart found in coronary artery disease. [2] The procedure is used to place and deploy coronary stents, a permanent wire-meshed tube, to open narrowed coronary arteries.

5. Percutaneous Coronary Intervention: What to Know About This ...

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   Percutaneous coronary intervention is a treatment procedure for atherosclerosis. During the procedure, doctors insert a thin catheter with a balloon tip into an artery, and then place a stent ...

6. Triple Vessel Coronary Artery Disease: Treatment and Outlook

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   chest pain. a rapid or irregular heartbeat. heartburn. a choking feeling. nausea. vomiting. dizziness. pain and discomfort in areas such as the back, neck, arms, shoulders, or jaw. These symptoms ...

7. What Is Percutaneous Coronary Intervention? - WebMD

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   PCI types include: Balloon angioplasty. A balloon is inserted and inflated in your artery to press plaque out of the way. Laser angioplasty. A laser is inserted on the end of a catheter and ...

8. Revised Cardiac Risk Index - Wikipedia

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   The Revised Cardiac Risk Index (RCRI) is a tool used to estimate a patient's risk of perioperative cardiac complications. The RCRI and similar clinical prediction tools are derived by looking for an association between preoperative variables (e.g., patient's age, type of surgery, comorbid diagnoses, or laboratory data) and the risk for cardiac complications in a cohort of surgical patients ...

9. Minimally invasive cardiac surgery - Wikipedia

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   cardiology. [ edit on Wikidata] Minimally invasive cardiac surgery, encompasses various aspects of cardiac surgical procedures (aortic valve replacement, mitral valve repair, coronary artery bypass surgery, ascending aorta or aortic root surgery) that can be performed with minimally invasive approach either via mini-thoracotomy or mini-sternotomy.