Endovascular procedure in which atheromatous plaque is excised by a cutting or rotating catheter. It differs from balloon and laser angioplasty procedures which enlarge vessels by dilation but frequently do not remove much plaque. If the plaque is removed by surgical excision under general anesthesia rather than by an endovascular procedure through a catheter, it is called ENDARTERECTOMY.

DUI

D017073 MeSH Browser

CUI

M0025943

Previous indexing

Angioplasty, Balloon (1986-1992); Angioplasty, Transluminal, Percutaneous Coronary (1989-1992); Atherosclerosis (1987-1992)

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