Definitions

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  • noun surgery The surgical procedure to remove plaque from an artery.

Etymologies

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atheroma +‎ -ectomy

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Examples

  • Peripheral atherectomy, which is the largest product category within Vascular Intervention, is anticipated to grow 3% to 5%; this compares with previous guidance for growth of 11% to 13%.

    Spectranetics Reports Third Quarter Revenue of $29.6 Million - Yahoo! Finance 2010

  • Supposedly the procedure offers better healing than either traditional angioplasty or directional atherectomy.

    Healing the Female Heart Elizabeth Ross 1996

  • Some studies credit atherectomy with an 85 percent success rate.

    Healing the Female Heart Elizabeth Ross 1996

  • Some studies credit atherectomy with an 85 percent success rate.

    Healing the Female Heart Elizabeth Ross 1996

  • Rotational atherectomy uses a tiny rotating tip, covered with thousands of microscopic diamond crystals, to whirr through the plaque.

    Healing the Female Heart Elizabeth Ross 1996

  • Rotational atherectomy uses a tiny rotating tip, covered with thousands of microscopic diamond crystals, to whirr through the plaque.

    Healing the Female Heart Elizabeth Ross 1996

  • Supposedly the procedure offers better healing than either traditional angioplasty or directional atherectomy.

    Healing the Female Heart Elizabeth Ross 1996

  • Directional coronary atherectomy uses a cutting tool mounted on a catheter to shave the plaque off the blood vessel.

    Healing the Female Heart Elizabeth Ross 1996

  • Directional coronary atherectomy uses a cutting tool mounted on a catheter to shave the plaque off the blood vessel.

    Healing the Female Heart Elizabeth Ross 1996

  • As we looked at that, there's actually some potential positive benefit around combination of PTA and atherectomy and there is a little bit of a change in reimbursement to kind of bump that in a positive direction.

    unknown title 2011

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