Percutaneous coronary intervention

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Percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) is an invasive cardiologic therapeutic procedure to treat the stenotic (narrowed) coronary arteries of the heart.

Percutaneous coronary intervention can be performed to reduced or eliminate the symptoms of coronary artery disease, including angina (chest pain), dyspnea (shortness of breath) on exertion, and congestive heart failure. PCI is also used to abort an acute myocardial infarction, and in some specific cases it may reduce mortality.

During the procedure several options may be used:

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