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Coronary Progenitor Cells and Soluble Biomarkers in Cardiovascular Prognosis after Coronary Angioplasty
Published on: January 28, 2020
[Percutaneous transluminal coronary angioplasty: from revolution to evolution]
O Gach1, L Davin1, M Lempereur1
1Service de Cardiologie, CHU Liège, Belgique.
Abstract:
In interventional cardiology, percutaneous transluminal coronary angioplasty (PTCA) definitely represents a revolution in the history of medicine, illustrating the medical community intention to replace aggressive revascularization intervention by less invasive procedure. Rapidly adopted by physicians and patients, its utilization has grown exponentially and in parallel, numerous technical progresses have pushed forward the frontiers of its indications. This article summarizes the principal evolution of this revascularization technique from its beginning until its last innovations, describing some technical characteristics and emphasizing on some changes and extension of its indications.
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