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Atherectomy

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.
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Percutaneous Transluminal Atherectomy; Transluminal Atherectomy; Atherectomies; Atherectomies, Percutaneous; Atherectomies, Percutaneous Transluminal; Atherectomies, Transluminal; Atherectomy, Percutaneous; Atherectomy, Percutaneous Transluminal; Atherectomy, Transluminal; Percutaneous Atherectomies; Percutaneous Transluminal Atherectomies; Transluminal Atherectomies; Transluminal Atherectomies, Percutaneous; Transluminal Atherectomy, Percutaneous; Percutaneous Atherectomy
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