Ch. 5 Operative Terms

Question 0

anastomosis

Answer 0

opening; joining two blood vessels to allow flow from one to another

Question 1

coronary artery bypass graft (CABG)

Answer 1

grafting a portion of a blood vessel to bypass an occluded coronary artery; CABG is pronounced “cabbage”

Question 2

endarterectomy

Answer 2

surgical removal of the lining of an artery to clear a blockage or clot

Question 3

valve replacement

Answer 3

surgical replacement of a diseased heart valve with an artificial one

Question 4

valvuloplasty

Answer 4

surgical repair of a defective heart valve

Question 5

percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI)

Answer 5

interventional procedures used to treat CAD performed at the time of cardiac catheterization in a cath lab

Question 6

angioscopy; vascular endoscopy

Answer 6

use of an angioscope guided through a blood vessel to visually assess a lesion

Question 7

atherectomy

Answer 7

excision of atheromatous plaque from within an artery

Question 8

percutaneous transluminal coronary angioplasty (PTCA)

Answer 8

method of treating the narrowing of a coronary artery by inserting a specialized catheter with a balloon and placing a stent

Question 9

intravascular stent placement

Answer 9

implantation of a stent to reinforce the wall of a blood vessel