LOINC long common name : Guidance for additional transluminal angioplasty of Vein;
LOINC short name : Guided Vein PTA addl;
LOINC description : This term refers to the procedure where a blocked blood vessel is opened. A catheter
with an inflatable balloon on the end of it is threaded to the affected area of the
vessel. When the balloon is inflated, the material blocking the vessel is pushed against
the inside of the vessel, causing the lumen of the vessel to enlarge and allow blood
to flow through it.;