Interventional Cardiology Glossary
100 terms total — 3 showing — Last updated 26 Oct 2026
angiographic success
Achievement of <30% residual stenosis with TIMI 3 flow and no major complications during percutaneous coronary intervention.
CTO
Chronic total occlusion, a complete blockage of a coronary artery present for more than three months with TIMI 0 flow.
rotational atherectomy
Coronary plaque modification technique using high-speed rotating diamond-coated burr to ablate calcified atherosclerotic...
thrombectomy
Mechanical removal of blood clots from coronary arteries using specialized catheter-based devices during primary PCI pro...