Percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) is a minimally invasive, non-surgical procedure used to treat narrowing of the coronary arteries caused by coronary artery disease, most often by threading a catheter through a peripheral blood vessel to open the narrowed artery with a balloon and, typically, place a stent. The technique was pioneered by Andreas Gruntzig, who performed the first procedure on September 16, 1977, in Zurich, Switzerland. PCI is now the most common method of coronary revascularization, offering an alternative to open bypass surgery for many patients with obstructive coronary disease.
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Percutaneous coronary intervention is a standard treatment for coronary artery disease.
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Percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) is a minimally invasive non-surgical procedure used to treat narrowing of the coronary arteries of the heart found in coronary artery disease.
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The first procedure took place Friday Sept 16, 1977, at Zurich, Switzerland.
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