PTCA, or Percutaneous Transluminal Coronary Angioplasty, is a minimally invasive procedure that opens blocked coronary arteries to improve blood flow to the heart muscle.
Peripheral Vascular Interventions are interventional cardiology treatments that use a flexible, hollow tube (catheter) to access blood vessels outside the heart.
A Stent is a small mesh tube typically used to hold open passages in the body, such as weak or narrowed blood vessels
Transcatheter Aortic Valve Replacement (TAVR) is a less invasive way to replace a diseased aortic valve compared to open heart surgery
The transcatheter aortic valve replacement is an alternative to the invasive open heart surgery. This procedure is used to repair a diseased valve without surgically removing it. This replacement valve is inserted through a catheter in the valve site, similar to a stent. Once the replacement valve is fully expanded the diseased valve will disperse and the tissue of the replacement will take charge regulating the flow of blood through the valve.
