How does PTA achieve recanalization? Identify the components of a balloon catheter. List four options if the results of PTA are unfavorable. List nine factors that unfavorably affect the outcome of PTA. List three factors that favorably affect the outcome of PTA. On what basis is the PTA balloon selected? What are the indications for PTA? What are the six steps in PTA? What gradient is physiologically significant? What is PTA? What is a sign that the angioplasty balloon has been fully inflated? What is intimal hyperplasia? What long-term complications are associated with PTA? What percentage of patients develops intimal hyperplasia at the site of PTA? What short-term complications are associated with PTA? Book traversal links for Percutaneous Transluminal Angioplasty (PTA) ‹ How is the 3D image of an MRA created? Up How does PTA achieve recanalization? ›