Definition of Atherectomy

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Atherectomy

The term 'Atherectomy' as it applies to the area of hospitals can be defined as 'A procedure where a blade or laser on a catheter cuts through and removes blockages in blood vessels. It is one of several procedures used to open a blocked blood vessel (known as a Percutaneous Coronary Intervention or PCI)'.

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