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Angioplasty, Balloon MeSH Descriptor Data 2023


MeSH Heading
Angioplasty, Balloon
Tree Number(s)
E02.148.050.060
E04.100.814.529.124.060
E04.502.382.124.060
E05.157.016.060
Unique ID
D000800
RDF Unique Identifier
http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D000800
Scope Note
Use of a balloon catheter for dilation of an occluded artery. It is used in treatment of arterial occlusive diseases, including renal artery stenosis and arterial occlusions in the leg. For the specific technique of BALLOON DILATION in coronary arteries, ANGIOPLASTY, BALLOON, CORONARY is available.
Entry Term(s)
Balloon Angioplasty
Dilation, Transluminal Arterial
Previous Indexing
Arterial Occlusive Diseases (1973-1981)
Catheterization (1966-1981)
Dilatation (1968-1981)
Heart Catheterization (1976-1981)
specific arterial occlusive disease (1966-1981)
Public MeSH Note
93; was ANGIOPLASTY, TRANSLUMINAL 1982-92; ANGIOPLASTY, BALLOON was see ANGIOPLASTY, TRANSLUMINAL 1982-92
Online Note
use ANGIOPLASTY, BALLOON to search ANGIOPLASTY, TRANSLUMINAL 1982-92
History Note
93; was ANGIOPLASTY, TRANSLUMINAL 1982-92; ANGIOPLASTY, BALLOON was see ANGIOPLASTY, TRANSLUMINAL 1982-92
Date Established
1982/01/01
Date of Entry
1981/02/23
Revision Date
2015/06/22
Angioplasty, Balloon Preferred
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