Cardiology Intervention Glossary

Inability to withdraw a guidewire from the coronary artery due to mechanical obstruction or vessel trauma.

The procedural switch from radial to femoral arterial access or vice versa during cardiac catheterization.

Process of determining which coronary stenosis is responsible for acute coronary syndrome symptoms.

The coronary artery identified as the primary cause of acute coronary syndrome symptoms.

A percutaneous intervention technique using a catheter with a cutting blade to remove atherosclerotic plaque from corona...

The anatomical layer within arterial wall tissue where separation occurs during coronary dissection.

Quality metric measuring time from hospital arrival to balloon inflation during primary PCI for STEMI.

Specialized balloon catheter coated with antiproliferative medication to prevent restenosis.

A coronary stent coated with medication to prevent restenosis after implantation.

The combination of aspirin and a P2Y12 inhibitor to prevent thrombotic events after coronary stenting.

Recurrent narrowing occurring at the proximal or distal margins of a previously placed stent.

A catheter-based intervention using ultraviolet laser energy to ablate atherosclerotic tissue and thrombus in coronary a...

Computed tomography-derived fractional flow reserve used to assess coronary stenosis significance non-invasively.

A physiological measurement used to assess the functional significance of coronary stenosis during catheterization.

Incomplete lesion coverage by stent deployment, leaving diseased segments untreated at the proximal or distal edges.

Large-bore catheter that provides stable support and access for delivering interventional devices during coronary proced...

Sequential use of increasingly supportive or penetrative guidewires when standard wires fail to cross challenging lesion...

A technique where a guidewire is passed through a chronic total occlusion and captured from another arterial access site...

Significant impairment of cardiovascular function affecting blood flow and pressure during intervention.

Continuous assessment of cardiovascular function parameters during interventional procedures.

The process of achieving bleeding control at vascular access sites following cardiac catheterization procedures.

Re-narrowing of coronary artery lumen within a previously implanted stent due to neointimal hyperplasia.

A physiological index for assessing coronary stenosis severity without the need for hyperemic agents.

An imaging technique using ultrasound from within coronary arteries to assess vessel characteristics and guide intervent...