Cardiology Intervention Glossary

Iodinated substance injected to visualize coronary vessels during catheterization procedures.

The migration of atherothrombotic material to distal coronary vessels during intervention, visible as filling defects or...

Achievement of less than 30% residual stenosis with TIMI 3 flow following percutaneous coronary intervention.

Guidewire advancement technique proceeding in the forward direction of normal blood flow through coronary vessels.

A coronary stenosis located at the junction of a coronary artery with the aorta, requiring specialized intervention tech...

Entry point through which catheters are introduced into the arterial system for cardiac procedures.

Minimally invasive procedure using an inflatable balloon to compress atherosclerotic plaque against arterial walls.

An uncoated coronary stent without drug-eluting properties, used in percutaneous coronary interventions.

A coronary lesion occurring at or involving a vessel branch point, requiring specialized intervention techniques.

A direct thrombin inhibitor anticoagulant used during percutaneous coronary intervention as an alternative to heparin.

Heart-specific protein biomarker used to diagnose myocardial injury and infarction.

A completely blocked coronary artery that has been occluded for more than three months.

Alternative blood flow pathways that develop to bypass coronary artery stenoses or occlusions, graded by angiographic fi...

Evaluation of alternative blood pathways that develop to compensate for obstructed coronary vessels.

Coronary stenosis characteristics that increase procedural difficulty and complication risk.

Acute kidney injury occurring after exposure to iodinated contrast media during cardiac procedures.

Diagnostic imaging procedure using contrast injection to visualize coronary artery anatomy and pathology.

Surgical procedure creating alternative routes for blood flow around blocked coronary arteries using vessel grafts.

A tear in the arterial wall creating a false lumen, classified by angiographic appearance from Type A through Type F.

Quantitative measure of coronary artery calcification used to assess cardiovascular risk.

Measure of maximum achievable coronary blood flow relative to resting flow under pharmacologic stress.

The speed of blood movement through coronary arteries, measured using Doppler techniques to assess vessel patency and mi...

Iatrogenic full-thickness disruption of the coronary artery wall during catheter-based intervention.

The pressure gradient driving blood flow through coronary vessels, calculated as the difference between aortic diastolic...