Coronary angioplasty

Japanese: coronary angioplasty(英語表記)coronaryangioplasty
Coronary angioplasty

...If an abnormality in the coronary arteries is determined, such as angina pectoris or myocardial infarction, a coronary angiogram (cardiac angiography) is performed to observe the morphological changes.
[Therapeutic applications]
The above are the usual diagnostic catheter techniques, but since around 1976, cardiac catheter techniques have been applied to treatment, such as coronary angioplasty, which uses a special balloon catheter to expand the narrowed part of the coronary artery without surgically opening the chest. [Yanagisawa Yoshio]...

*Some of the terminology that refers to "coronary angioplasty" is listed below.

Source | Heibonsha World Encyclopedia 2nd Edition | Information

Japanese:

…もし狭心症や心筋梗塞(こうそく)のように冠動脈に異常があると判断されれば,冠動脈造影(心血管造影法)を行い,その形態的変化を観察する。
[治療面への応用]
 以上は通常行われる診断カテーテル法であるが,1976年ころから心臓カテーテル法の治療面への応用がなされており,たとえば外科的に開胸することなく,特殊なバルーンカテーテルによって冠動脈狭窄部位を拡大する冠動脈血管形成術coronary angioplastyなどが行われている。【柳沼 淑夫】。…

※「coronary angioplasty」について言及している用語解説の一部を掲載しています。

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