title: Update on percutaneous transluminal coronary angioplasty.
abstract: Percutaneous transluminal coronary angioplasty was first performed in a human coronary artery in 1977. In this article, we review the possible mechanisms of angioplasty, current indications for angioplasty, and complications of angioplasty including acute closure and restenosis.
authors.affiliation: Yale University School of Medicine, New Haven, Connecticut.
authors.forename: H S
authors.initials: HS
authors.lastname: Cabin
authors.forename: M W
authors.initials: MW
authors.lastname: Cleman
mesh_terms: D000800:Angioplasty, Balloon / Q000009:adverse effects / Q000639:trends*; D000818:Animals; D001026:Coronary Artery Bypass; D003327:Coronary Disease / Q000601:surgery / Q000628:therapy*; D006801:Humans; D009203:Myocardial Infarction / Q000628:therapy; D012008:Recurrence