PTCA full form

PTCA full form

Percutaneous Transluminal Coronary Angioplasty

What is the meaning of PTCA and full form ?

When there is a block in one or more arteries of the heart and a procedure needs to be done in order to open out that artery to allow sufficient blood flow to the heart,then one of these methods of doing an angioplasty is known as PTCA.