angioplasty

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.