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PTCA

Percutaneous transluminal coronary angioplasty

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What PTCA stands for

PTCA is a medical abbreviation for percutaneous transluminal coronary angioplasty. TermDecode files it under procedure abbreviations.

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Safer Alternative

Percutaneous transluminal coronary angioplasty

Seen in context

PTCA to RCA

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Other procedure abbreviations

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Coronary artery bypass graft

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PCI

Percutaneous coronary intervention

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EGD

Esophagogastroduodenoscopy

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ERCP

Endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography

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CT

Computed tomography

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MRI

Magnetic resonance imaging

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