| Atherectomy | |
|---|---|
 Illustration of three types of atherectomy devices being used to remove plaque in a blood vessel | |
| Specialty | Cardiology |
| ICD-9-CM | 39.50, 00.61 -00.62 |
| MeSH | D017073 |
Atherectomy is a minimally invasive technique for removing atherosclerosis from blood vessels within the body. It is an alternative to angioplasty for the treatment of peripheral artery disease, but the studies that exist are not adequate to determine whether it is superior to angioplasty.[1] It has also been used to treat coronary artery disease, albeit without evidence of superiority to angioplasty.[2]
- ^ Wardle, Bethany G.; Ambler, Graeme K.; Radwan, Rami W.; Hinchliffe, Robert J.; Twine, Christopher P. (29 September 2020). "Atherectomy for peripheral arterial disease". The Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews. 2020 (9): CD006680. doi:10.1002/14651858.CD006680.pub3. ISSN 1469-493X. PMC 8513671. PMID 32990327.
- ^ Wasiak J, Law J, Watson P, Spinks A (December 2012). "Percutaneous transluminal rotational atherectomy for coronary artery disease". Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews. 12 (4): CD003334. doi:10.1002/14651858.CD003334.pub2. PMC 7170418. PMID 23235596.