Myocardial revascularization
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In medicine, myocardial revascularization is "the restoration of blood supply to the myocardium."[1]
Revascularization procedures include:
- Coronary artery bypass grafting (CABG) which is a "surgical therapy of ischemic coronary artery disease achieved by grafting a section of saphenous vein, internal mammary artery, or other substitute between the aorta and the obstructed coronary artery distal to the obstructive lesion."[2]
- Percutaneous transluminal coronary angioplasty (PCTA) (angioplasty of a coronary artery) is "dilatation of an occluded coronary artery (or arteries) by means of a balloon catheter to restore myocardial blood supply."[3]
- Coronary atherectomy which is a "percutaneous transluminal procedure for removing atheromatous plaque from the coronary arteries. Both directional (for removing focal atheromas) and rotational (for removing concentric atheromatous plaque) atherectomy devices have been used."[4]
In general, surgery is more effective[5], especially for severe disease[6].
References
- ↑ Anonymous (2024), Myocardial revascularization (English). Medical Subject Headings. U.S. National Library of Medicine.
- ↑ Anonymous (2024), Coronary Artery Bypass (English). Medical Subject Headings. U.S. National Library of Medicine.
- ↑ Anonymous (2024), Percutaneous transluminal coronary angioplasty (English). Medical Subject Headings. U.S. National Library of Medicine.
- ↑ Anonymous (2024), Coronary Atherectomy (English). Medical Subject Headings. U.S. National Library of Medicine.
- ↑ Bravata DM, Gienger AL, McDonald KM, et al (2007). "Systematic Review: The Comparative Effectiveness of Percutaneous Coronary Interventions and Coronary Artery Bypass Surgery". Ann Intern Med. PMID 17938385. [e]
- ↑ Serruys PW, Morice MC, Kappetein AP, et al (March 2009). "Percutaneous coronary intervention versus coronary-artery bypass grafting for severe coronary artery disease". N. Engl. J. Med. 360 (10): 961–72. DOI:10.1056/NEJMoa0804626. PMID 19228612. Research Blogging.