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{{vedi anche|Angioplastica coronarica}}

L'angioplastica coronarica (nota in [[lingua inglese|inglese]] con l'acronimo ''PTCA'' - ''percutaneous transluminal coronary angioplasty'' o ''PCI'' - ''percutaneous coronary intervention''), praticata per la prima volta nel 1977 dal tedesco Grüntzig <ref>{{cita pubblicazione|autore=Grüntzig A, Schneider HJ|titolo=The percutaneous dilatation of chronic coronary stenoses--experiments and morphology|rivista=Schweiz Med Wochenschr. 1977 Nov 5;107(44):1588|url=http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/918625?ordinalpos=3}}</ref>, è oggi una metodica di corrente utilizzo per la terapia della [[aterosclerosi]] [[circolazione coronarica|coronarica]].

<!--'''Percutaneous coronary intervention''' ('''PCI'''), commonly known as '''coronary angioplasty''' is a therapeutic procedure to treat the [[stenosis|stenotic]] (narrowed) [[coronary artery|coronary arteries]] of the [[heart]] found in [[coronary heart disease]]. These stenotic segments are due to the build up of [[cholesterol]]-laden plaques that form due to [[atherosclerosis]]. PCI is usually performed by an [[Interventional cardiology|interventional cardiologist]].

Treatment with PCI for patients with stable coronary artery disease does not reduce the risk of death, myocardial infarction, or other major cardiovascular events when added to optimal medical therapy<ref>Boden, W. E., R. A. O'Rourke, et al. (2007). "Optimal medical therapy with or without PCI for stable coronary disease." N Engl J Med 356(15): 1503-16.</ref>.-->

===Angioplastica dell'arteria renale===