Cardiology Intervention Glossary

Balloon inflation performed before stent deployment to prepare the coronary lesion for optimal stent expansion.

Bifurcation intervention strategy involving main vessel stenting with side branch treatment only if significant compromi...

A vascular approach for cardiac catheterization through the radial artery at the wrist rather than femoral access.

Involuntary constriction of the radial artery during transradial catheterization, causing procedural difficulty and pati...

Advanced technique approaching coronary occlusions through collateral vessels in reverse direction of normal flow.

A technique using a diamond-tipped burr to ablate calcified coronary plaque during PCI.

Autologous venous conduit harvested from the leg and used to bypass blocked coronary arteries.

A catheterization technique where catheters are inserted directly through the arterial puncture without an introducer sh...

Reduction in blood flow to a coronary side branch following main vessel intervention, often due to plaque shift or stent...

Delayed antegrade coronary blood flow without evidence of mechanical obstruction, typically graded using TIMI flow crite...

Strategy of performing coronary interventions in multiple separate procedures rather than single session.

Incomplete stent strut contact with the vessel wall, detected by intravascular imaging and associated with increased thr...

Process of ensuring optimal stent expansion, apposition, and positioning using imaging guidance.

Formation of blood clot within a previously implanted coronary stent, potentially causing vessel re-occlusion.

Inadequate stent deployment resulting in suboptimal luminal dimensions relative to reference vessel diameter.

An angiographic scoring system used to assess the complexity of coronary artery disease and guide revascularization stra...

Any repeat coronary intervention involving the initially treated vessel, regardless of the specific lesion location.

Standardised classification system (0-3) used to assess coronary blood flow during angiography.

A mechanical technique using specialized catheters to remove thrombus from coronary arteries during primary percutaneous...

A standardized grading system (0-3) used to assess coronary blood flow during angiography.

A minimally invasive procedure to replace a diseased aortic valve using a catheter-delivered prosthetic valve.

Vascular access technique using the radial artery in the wrist for cardiac catheterisation procedures.

Mechanical device used to seal arterial puncture sites following cardiac catheterisation procedures.

A clinical syndrome caused by coronary artery spasm leading to transient vessel occlusion, often diagnosed through provo...