Interventional Cardiology Glossary

A specific brand of bioresorbable vascular scaffold that dissolves over time.

A tear in the coronary artery wall visible on angiography, classified by standardized grading systems based on severity...

Achievement of <30% residual stenosis with TIMI 3 flow and no major complications during percutaneous coronary intervent...

The inflatable component of a balloon catheter used to dilate coronary arteries.

Percutaneous coronary intervention using balloon inflation to compress atherosclerotic plaque and restore vessel lumen,...

A coronary stent without drug coating, providing mechanical scaffolding to keep arteries open but with higher restenosis...

A coronary stenosis occurring at the junction where a vessel divides into two branches.

Temporary coronary stent that provides mechanical support then gradually dissolves, theoretically restoring natural vess...

Use of a second guidewire to provide additional support, straighten vessel tortuosity, or protect side branches during i...

Coronary artery bypass grafting, surgical revascularization using grafts to bypass coronary artery blockages.

A non-invasive CT-based method for quantifying coronary artery calcification to assess cardiovascular risk and guide int...

A completely blocked coronary artery with TIMI 0 flow present for more than three months.

The left circumflex coronary artery (LCX), one of the major epicardial vessels supplying blood to the lateral and poster...

Alternative vascular pathways that develop to maintain blood flow around blocked coronary arteries, influencing interven...

Percutaneous coronary intervention involving high-risk anatomical or clinical features requiring advanced techniques and...

Risk assessment metric comparing total contrast dose to renal function for predicting contrast-induced acute kidney inju...

Acute deterioration in kidney function following contrast media exposure during cardiac catheterization procedures.

Acute kidney injury occurring after contrast media administration during cardiac catheterization procedures.

A procedural complication involving breach of the coronary artery wall, potentially causing pericardial bleeding and tam...

A pathological condition where blood flow is redirected away from stenotic coronary vessels to areas with less resistanc...

Interventional approach using contralateral femoral access when ipsilateral access fails or is anatomically challenging.

A risk stratification tool for predicting major bleeding in acute coronary syndrome patients.

Chronic total occlusion, a complete blockage of a coronary artery present for more than three months with TIMI 0 flow.

The coronary artery responsible for causing an acute coronary syndrome or myocardial infarction.