percutaneous coronary intervention

English

Noun

percutaneous coronary intervention (usually uncountable, plural percutaneous coronary interventions)

  1. (medicine) A non-surgical method of treating stenosis of the coronary arteries found in coronary artery disease.
    Synonym: (abbreviation) PCI

Derived terms

  • primary percutaneous coronary intervention

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