Cardiology Intervention Glossary
100 terms total — 3 showing — Last updated 15 Sep 2026
fractional flow reserve FFR
A physiological measurement used to assess the functional significance of coronary stenosis during catheterization.
guide catheter
Large-bore catheter that provides stable support and access for delivering interventional devices during coronary proced...
guidewire escalation
Sequential use of increasingly supportive or penetrative guidewires when standard wires fail to cross challenging lesion...
guidewire externalization
A technique where a guidewire is passed through a chronic total occlusion and captured from another arterial access site...