Percutaneous Coronary Intervention

**Semantic type:** Therapeutic or Preventive Procedure

**Definition:** The placement of an angioplasty guide wire, balloon, or other device (e.g. stent, atherectomy, brachytherapy, or thrombectomy catheter) into a native coronary artery or coronary artery bypass graft for the purpose of mechanical coronary revascularization.

**Synonyms:** - PCI - PCI - PCI - PERCUTANEOUS CORONARY INTERVENTION