Preferred Label : Peripheral Vascular Intervention;
NCIt related terms : PVI;
NCIt definition : A catheter-based or open surgical procedure designed to improve arterial or venous
blood flow or otherwise modify or revise vascular conduits.;
Alternative definition : CDISC: A peripheral vascular intervention is a catheter-based or open surgical procedure
designed to improve arterial or venous blood flow or otherwise modify or revise vascular
conduits. In general, the intention to perform percutaneous vascular intervention
is denoted by the insertion of a guide wire into an artery or vein. For the sake of
simplicity, this definition applies to the extracranial carotid artery and other non-cardiac
arteries and veins, while it excludes the lymphatics and intracranial vessels.;
Origin ID : C116150;
UMLS CUI : C3897943;
Semantic type(s)
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