Physiological aspects of percutaneous transluminal coronary angioplasty.
Percutaneous transluminal coronary angioplasty (PTCA) can serve as a model for controlled coronary artery occlusion and reperfusion, which enable the dynamic physiological alterations related to PTCA to be assessed. In this review, physiologically related changes pertinent to PTCA in human subjects will be discussed.
D000800:Angioplasty, Balloon; D003097:Collateral Circulation; D003326:Coronary Circulation; D003327:Coronary Disease / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000628:therapy*; D006321:Heart / Q000503:physiopathology; D006439:Hemodynamics; D006801:Humans