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Interventional Cardiology
Interventional Cardiology | Rationale for test/treatment |
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TAVR (Transcatheter Aortic Valve Replacement)
| Percutaneous procedure that is used to replace abnormal aortic valve with a bioprosthetic heart valve without the need for open heart surgery.
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OCT (Optical Coherence Tomography)
| OCT is a special imaging technique that produces high resolution intracoronary images, which are particularly helpful in guiding angioplasty intervention of coronary arteries, including optimization of stent implantation.
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FFR (Fractional Flow Reserve Measurement)
| FFR is a guide wire-based procedure that can accurately measure pressure and flow through a specific part of the coronary artery, which will be useful in assessing whether or not to perform angioplasty or stenting on "intermediate" blockages.
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Peripheral Stenting
| Dilatation of peripheral vessels that have been narrowed.
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Balloon Valvuloplasty
| Dilatation of valves which have been narrowed.
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Coronary Angioplasty and Coronary Stenting
| For treatment of blockages in the artery associated with significant narrowing.
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Coronary Angiogram
| For investigation of blockages in the coronary artery.
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