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Balloon Angioplasty (Percutaneous Transluminal Coronary Angioplasty or PTCA)
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Balloon Angioplasty (Percutaneous Transluminal Coronary Angioplasty or PTCA)A specially designed balloon catheter with a small balloon tip is guided to the point of narrowing in the artery. Once in place, the balloon is inflated to compress the fatty matter into the artery wall and stretch the artery open to increase blood flow through the blood vessel.
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Catheter
A thin, flexible tube that carries fluids into or out of the body.
Artery
A blood vessel that carries blood from the heart to the body.
Compress
A dressing used to apply pressure or medicine to an area. Useful in applying heat or cold.
Blood
The life-maintaining fluid which is made up of plasma, red blood cells (erythrocytes), white blood cells (leukocytes), and platelets; blood circulates through the body's heart, arteries, veins, and capillaries; it carries away waste matter and carbon dioxide, and brings nourishment, electrolytes, hormones, vitamins, antibodies, heat, and oxygen to the tissues.
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Ball-and-socket joint
A ball-and-socket joint is one in which the round end of a bone fits into the cavity of another bone. The hip joint is a ball-and-socket joint.
Ballism
Quick, jerking movements that occur in people with chorea.
Balloon angioplasty
Coronary angioplasty is accomplished using a balloon-tipped catheter inserted through an artery in the groin or arm to enlarge a narrowing in a coronary artery. Coronary artery disease occurs when cholesterol plaque builds up (atherosclerosis) in the walls of the arteries to the heart. Angioplasty is successful in opening coronary arteries in 90% of patients. 40% of patients with successful coronary angioplasty will develop recurrent narrowing at the site of balloon inflation.
Balloon tamponade
"A procedure in which a balloon is inflated within the esophagus or stomach to apply pressure on bleeding blood vessels, compress the vessels, and stop the bleeding. Used in the treatment of bleeding veins in the esophagus (esophageal varices) and stomach. The balloon used in the esophagus is shaped like a sausage while that in the stomach is rounded. Balloon tamponade is also called esophagogastric tamponade. The word ""tamponade"" is direct from the French. The French verb ""tamponner"" means to plug up."
Balloon valvuloplasty
Plastic surgery to repair a valve, especially a heart valve.
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Blood-Sampling Devices
A small instrument for pricking the skin with a fine needle to obtain a sample of blood to test for glucose (sugar).
Blood Urea Nitrogen (BUN)
A waste product of the kidneys. Increased levels of BUN in the blood may indicate early kidney damage.
Blood Vessels
Tubes that act like a system of roads or canals to carry blood to and from all parts of the body. The three main types of blood vessels are arteries, veins, and capillaries. The heart pumps blood through these vessels so that the blood can carry with it oxygen and nutrients that the cells need or take away waste that the cells do not need.
Bolus
An extra boost of insulin given to cover expected rise in blood glucose (sugar) such as the rise that occurs after eating.
Brittle Diabetes
Diabetes that is very difficult to control. It is an antiquated term that has no place in current management of diabetes. In particular it is not a distinct form of diabetes, and usually will respond to a more intensive team approach to care.
Balloon Angioplasty (Percutaneous Transluminal Coronary Angioplasty or PTCA)
Beta Blocker
A drug that slows heart rate, lowers blood pressure, controls angina and protects patients with prior heart attacks from future heart attacks.
Bicuspid Valve
A valve with two leaflets (cusps) instead of three.
Bioethicist
Professionals who are skilled in helping people make decisions about what is morally right and wrong.
Blood Clot (thrombus)
A clot forms when clotting factors in the blood cause it to coagulate or become a solid, jelly-like mass. When a blood clot forms inside a blood vessel (a thrombus), it can dislodge and travel through the blood stream, causing a heart attack or stroke.
Blood Thinners (anticoagulants)
Medicine used to prevent clots from forming or getting larger. Heparin is generally given through the vein and Coumadin (warfarin) by mouth.
RELATED TERMS--------------------------------------
Catheter
A thin, flexible tube that carries fluids into or out of the body.
Artery
A blood vessel that carries blood from the heart to the body.
Compress
A dressing used to apply pressure or medicine to an area. Useful in applying heat or cold.
Blood
The life-maintaining fluid which is made up of plasma, red blood cells (erythrocytes), white blood cells (leukocytes), and platelets; blood circulates through the body's heart, arteries, veins, and capillaries; it carries away waste matter and carbon dioxide, and brings nourishment, electrolytes, hormones, vitamins, antibodies, heat, and oxygen to the tissues.
SIMILAR TERMS--------------------------------------
Ball-and-socket joint
A ball-and-socket joint is one in which the round end of a bone fits into the cavity of another bone. The hip joint is a ball-and-socket joint.
Ballism
Quick, jerking movements that occur in people with chorea.
Balloon angioplasty
Coronary angioplasty is accomplished using a balloon-tipped catheter inserted through an artery in the groin or arm to enlarge a narrowing in a coronary artery. Coronary artery disease occurs when cholesterol plaque builds up (atherosclerosis) in the walls of the arteries to the heart. Angioplasty is successful in opening coronary arteries in 90% of patients. 40% of patients with successful coronary angioplasty will develop recurrent narrowing at the site of balloon inflation.
Balloon tamponade
"A procedure in which a balloon is inflated within the esophagus or stomach to apply pressure on bleeding blood vessels, compress the vessels, and stop the bleeding. Used in the treatment of bleeding veins in the esophagus (esophageal varices) and stomach. The balloon used in the esophagus is shaped like a sausage while that in the stomach is rounded. Balloon tamponade is also called esophagogastric tamponade. The word ""tamponade"" is direct from the French. The French verb ""tamponner"" means to plug up."
Balloon valvuloplasty
Plastic surgery to repair a valve, especially a heart valve.
PREVIOUS AND NEXT TERMS--------------------------------------
Blood-Sampling Devices
A small instrument for pricking the skin with a fine needle to obtain a sample of blood to test for glucose (sugar).
Blood Urea Nitrogen (BUN)
A waste product of the kidneys. Increased levels of BUN in the blood may indicate early kidney damage.
Blood Vessels
Tubes that act like a system of roads or canals to carry blood to and from all parts of the body. The three main types of blood vessels are arteries, veins, and capillaries. The heart pumps blood through these vessels so that the blood can carry with it oxygen and nutrients that the cells need or take away waste that the cells do not need.
Bolus
An extra boost of insulin given to cover expected rise in blood glucose (sugar) such as the rise that occurs after eating.
Brittle Diabetes
Diabetes that is very difficult to control. It is an antiquated term that has no place in current management of diabetes. In particular it is not a distinct form of diabetes, and usually will respond to a more intensive team approach to care.
Balloon Angioplasty (Percutaneous Transluminal Coronary Angioplasty or PTCA)
Beta Blocker
A drug that slows heart rate, lowers blood pressure, controls angina and protects patients with prior heart attacks from future heart attacks.
Bicuspid Valve
A valve with two leaflets (cusps) instead of three.
Bioethicist
Professionals who are skilled in helping people make decisions about what is morally right and wrong.
Blood Clot (thrombus)
A clot forms when clotting factors in the blood cause it to coagulate or become a solid, jelly-like mass. When a blood clot forms inside a blood vessel (a thrombus), it can dislodge and travel through the blood stream, causing a heart attack or stroke.
Blood Thinners (anticoagulants)
Medicine used to prevent clots from forming or getting larger. Heparin is generally given through the vein and Coumadin (warfarin) by mouth.
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