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Cardiology Intervention Glossary
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chronic total occlusion CTO
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A completely blocked coronary artery that has been occluded for more than three months.
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directional coronary atherectomy
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A percutaneous intervention technique using a catheter with a cutting blade to remove atherosclerotic plaque from corona...
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rotational atherectomy
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A technique using a diamond-tipped burr to ablate calcified coronary plaque during PCI.
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