directional coronary atherectomy

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Cardiology A method of coronary revascularization, in which targeted atherosclerotic plaques are excised and removed. See Balloon coronary angioplasty, Coronary revascularization, Stent placement.

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ADAPTS atherectomy interventional cardiology START			Final results of the STent versus directional coronary Atherectomy Randomized Trial (START). Intravascular ultrasound: questions and answers/Intravaskuler ... by Gulel, Okan; Sipahi, Ilke; Tuzcu, E. Murat / The Anatolian Journal of Cardiology (Anadolu Kardiyoloji Dergisi) Guidant-sponsored industry workshops include those covering the topics of Intravascular Radiotherapy, Peripheral Intervention and Directional Coronary Atherectomy. Guidant Supports Fellows Course to Educate Future Interventional ... by Business Wire The catheter is used by cardiologists to perform Directional Coronary Atherectomy (DCA), a non-surgical procedure where artery-clogging plaque is shaved from coronary vessels. Guidant announces FDA marketing clearance of AtheroCath Bantam ... by Business Wire			direct oxidase direct patient care direct percussion direct provider reimbursement direct reacting bilirubin direct reaction to light direct reflex direct relationship direct retainer direct self-destructive behavior direct suggestion Direct to Consumer Advertising direct transfusion direct transmission direct vision direct-access memory direct-exposure film direct-question interview direct-to-consumer advertising directed donation directing Direction direction of cure directional atherectomy directional atherectomy catheter directional coronary atherectomy directions directive directive therapy directly observed therapy director directory dirgha dirithromycin Dirofilaria dirofilariasis dirt, fear of dirt-eating Dirty Agent Dirty Animal Dirty Background Dirty Bomb Dirty Chest of Simon Dirty Fat dirty mare syndrome dirty puppy syndrome Dirty Room dirty shadowing dirty tail disease dis- disability			directional directional directional directional directional Directional Adaptive Interpolation Filtering directional antenna directional antenna directional antenna Directional antennae Directional antennae directional atherectomy directional atherectomy catheter directional atherectomy catheter directional atherectomy catheter Directional Automatic Realignment of Trajectory directional beacon directional beam Directional Blasting Directional Canister Passage Detector Directional Carrier Sensing Directional Channel Impulse Response directional cloning directional cloning directional cloning directional cloning Directional Command-Activated Sonobuoy System directional control Directional Control Valve Directional Control Valve directional coronary atherectomy Directional Correlational Deinterlacing directional counter Directional coupler Directional coupler Directional Crossing Contractors Association Directional derivative Directional Derivative Estimator Directional Design Hourly Volume Directional Discontinuity Ring Radiator Directional Display Screen Directional driller Directional driller Directional driller Directional drilling Directional drilling Directional drilling Directional Electrostatic Accretion Process Directional Explosive Echo Ranging directional filter Directional Finding and Tracking Array Directional Frequency Analysis & Recording Directional Frequency and Ranging Directional Frequency Correlator directional gain Directional Gradient Vector Flow directional growth Directional gyro Directional gyro directional gyro indicator Directional Gyros/Vertical Gyros

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