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Life cycle of PTCA : Let us hope it do not become extinct !
Does PTCA , a great Innovation for mankind, is facing a threat of extinction ?
It seems so . . . the stents are losing its shine...
When PTCA was introduced by Gruntzig in 1977 the whole world was awestruck. All he did was . . . to dilate a coronary stenosis with a balloon. No scaffolding was ever thought off at that time... 
Use of transluminal coronary angioplasty, or PTCA, a procedure for opening blocked arteries in patients with coronary artery disease, is now used nearly three times more often than the older...
It was those great years 1974 -1976. Even before the concept of PTCA was born, few committed cardiologists of New Orleans were on a mission. Closing the ASD in cath lab. They achieved it successfully...
with greatly improved knowledge base, evidence , hardware, techniques and expertise .
PTCA is an... seems to think otherwise .
What could be the reasons ?
PTCA is simply an extension of an old invention...
scientific sessions ,Florida
1975 . . . the revolutionary concept of PTCA would still be...
S tents are mechanical devices like a spring , used to keep an artery open after a PTCA or PCI.
Bare metal stents(BMS) were found to have restenois rate... 
Cordis Recalls Balloon Catheters
A problem that could cause injury or death has prompted Johnson & Johnson subsidiary Cordis to recall about 132,000 Dura Star RX and Fire Star RX PTCA balloon catheters... 
WellpediaIntroduction
... to a CABG is a percutaneous transluminal coronary angioplasty (PTCA).
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Introduction
... angioplasty is percutaneous transluminal coronary angioplasty (PTCA). The procedure involves using a catheter (a flexible tube) ... » Read on
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