Angioplasty
Angioplasty
2 Cardiovascular System terms
This glossary is created as part of the requirements for course INTE5735 Healthcare Terminology English <> French.
- Angioplasty
- Noun
- A medical procedure using a balloon to stretch open a narrowed or blocked artery. Most angioplasty procedures involve inserting a short wire mesh tube, called a stent, into the artery during the procedure. See 'stent'.
- fr: Angioplastie
Αγγειοπλαστική
- Stent
- Noun
- A tubular support placed temporarily inside a blood vessel to aid healing or relieve an obstruction.
- Example: Intervention coronarienne percutannée avec stents médicamentés.
- fr: 1. Stent
2. Endoprothèse vasculaire
3. Extenseur vasculaire n. m.
4. Tuteur vasculaire n. m.