Term: angioplasty
Literally meaning: “vessel forming” or “vessel molding””
Origin: Anc Greek
αγγείο/aggio (=vessel, receptacle) > άγγος/aggos(=tube)
+πλάσσω/plasso(=to shape)
Coined/History
The term was coined in January of 1964 by vascular radiologist Charles Dotter (1920-1985) who invented the catheter-delivered stent and performed the first angioplasty in an 82-year-old woman with painful leg ischemia. Dotter claimed that “catheters should replace scalpels” but it was not until around 1980 that this technique gained acceptance in US.
Source
Dotter C, Judkins M (1 November 1964). "Transluminal treatment of arteriosclerotic obstruction. Description of a new technic and a preliminary report of its applications" (PDF). Circulation 30 (5): 654–70.
Definition
Angioplasty is a non-surgical procedure which is performed for arteries widening with a help of catheter. Usually angioplasty referred to confined or scattered areas of blockage within a coronary artery due to atherosclerosis.
Thank you for sharing this. Atherosclerosis is a disease in which plaque builds up inside your arteries. Arteries are blood vessels that carry oxygen-rich blood to your heart and other parts of your body. A coronary angioplasty is a procedure used to widen blocked or narrowed coronary arteries.
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