Vascular Intervention Glossary

Challenging cervical vascular configuration that complicates endovascular access and device navigation during carotid in...

A catheter-based imaging technique that provides cross-sectional views of blood vessel walls from inside the lumen.

In-stent restenosis; re-narrowing of vessel lumen within a previously implanted stent.

Intravascular ultrasound; catheter-based imaging technique providing cross-sectional views of vessel walls and lumen.

Simultaneous inflation of two balloons in adjacent vessels or vessel branches to optimize stent deployment at bifurcatio...

Anatomical segment where an endovascular device achieves proximal or distal seal, critical for procedural success.

Gold standard conduit for coronary artery bypass surgery, commonly encountered in angiographic assessment.

Major adverse cardiac events; composite endpoint including death, myocardial infarction, and target vessel revasculariza...

Ultra-thin catheter used to navigate small vessels and deliver devices to distal locations during vascular interventions...

Minimum lumen diameter, the narrowest point within a stenotic segment as measured by quantitative angiography.

Inadequate myocardial perfusion despite successful restoration of epicardial coronary flow during intervention.

Surgical and endovascular approach minimizing manipulation of atherosclerotic vessels to reduce embolic complications.

Optical coherence tomography; high-resolution intravascular imaging technique using near-infrared light.

A stenosis located at the origin or mouth of a coronary artery or major branch vessel.

Advanced neuroimaging techniques to identify potentially salvageable brain tissue in acute stroke patients.

A minimally invasive procedure to widen narrowed blood vessels using a balloon catheter inserted through the skin.

Displacement of atherosclerotic material from the treated vessel to an adjacent branch, potentially causing acute occlus...

Plain old balloon angioplasty, referring to balloon dilatation without stent placement.

Additional balloon inflation performed after stent deployment to optimize stent expansion and apposition.

Specialized balloon inflation strategy to optimize stent expansion in the proximal segment of bifurcation lesions.

False aneurysm formed by contained vessel rupture with hematoma communicating with arterial lumen.

Percutaneous transluminal coronary angioplasty, the original balloon-only technique for opening blocked coronary arterie...

Quantitative coronary angiography, a computerized method for precise measurement of vessel dimensions and stenosis sever...

A vascular entry technique using the radial artery at the wrist for cardiac catheterization procedures.