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Pta Balloon Catheter
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Percutaneous Coronary Interventions - UHCprovider.com
www.uhcprovider.comfeeds a deflated balloon or other device on a catheter from the inguinal femoral artery or radial artery up through blood vessels until they reach the site of blockage in the heart. X-ray imaging is used to guide the catheter threading. At the blockage, the balloon is inflated to open the artery, allowing blood to flow.
Percutaneous Transluminal Angioplasty (PTA) (NCD 20.7)
www.uhcprovider.comPercutaneous Transluminal Angioplasty (PTA) (NCD 20.7) Page 1 of 10 ... This procedure involves inserting a balloon catheter into a occluded or narrow blood vessel to recanalize and dilate the vessel by inflating the balloon. The objective of PTA is to improve the blood flow through the diseased segment of a vessel so that