What does DCA stand for?

Directional Coronary Atherectomy

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Final results of the STent versus directional coronary Atherectomy Randomized Trial (START).

Intravascular ultrasound: questions and answers/Intravaskuler ...

Evaluating plaque density Shigeki Kimura, MD, of Tsuchiura, Japan, reported results of a study that tracked the correlation of density of plaque imaged via CT with histological analysis of the plaque tissue after it was removed by directional coronary atherectomy.

Focusing selective therapy on cardiovascular disease

The operations include angioplasty with or without stent, directional coronary atherectomy where surgeons shave and suction plaque, and percutaneous coronary transluminal rotational atherectomy (PTCA) in which surgeons use a rotoblade on heavily calcified lesions.

PTCAs, not CABGs, rise at St. Thomas Hospital

27, 1996--Guidant Corporation today announced that it has signed a joint development agreement with Hewlett-Packard Company (HP) related to Guidant's guided directional coronary atherectomy (GDCA) catheter, which is used to clear blocked arteries in the heart.

Guidant, HP enter agreement for guided DCA catheter; first clinical ...

INDIANAPOLIS--(HealthWire)--April 19, 1996--Guidant Corporation (NYSE and PSE: GDT), a world leader in the treatment of percutaneous transluminal coronary angioplasty and directional coronary atherectomy, and EndoTex Interventional Systems, Inc.

Guidant and EndoTex announce strategic agreement in stent technology

The ACS ANCHOR is compatible with balloon dilatation catheters, stent delivery systems, directional coronary atherectomy devices and intravascular ultrasound systems.

Guidant gains FDA approval to market new guide wire exchange device