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DCA, or directional coronary atherectomy is a 

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minimally invasive procedure to remove 

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blockage from coronary arteries 

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to improve blood flow to the

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heart muscle and ease pain.

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First, a local anesthesia numbs the groin area.

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Then the doctor puts a needle into the

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femoral artery, the artery

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that runs down the leg.

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The doctor inserts a guide wire through

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the needle

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and then removes the needle.

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He replaces it with an introducer,

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a tubular instrument with two ports used to

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insert flexible devices such as a

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catheter into a blood vessel.

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Once the introducer is in place,

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the original guidewire is replaced by a finer wire.

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This new wire is used to

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insert a diagnostic catheter,

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a long flexible tube, into the artery

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and guide it to the heart.

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The doctor then removes the second wire.

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With the catheter at the opening of one of the coronary arteries,

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the doctor injects dye and takes an X-ray.

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If it shows a treatable blockage,

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the doctor uses another guide wire to remove 

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the first catheter and replace it with a guiding catheter.

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Then the wire that was used to do this is removed

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and replaced by a finer wire that is advanced across the blockage.

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Another catheter designed for lesion 

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cutting is also advanced across the blockage site.

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A low-pressure balloon attached next to the cutter,

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is inflated, exposing lesion material to the cutter.

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A drive unit is turned on, causing the cutter to spin.

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The doctor advances a lever on the drive unit that in turn advances the cutter.

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The pieces of blockage it cuts away are stored in a section 

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of the catheter called a nosecone until they are removed at the end of the procedure.

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Rotating the catheter while inflating and deflating the balloon makes it possible

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to cut the blockage in any direction, leading to uniform debulking. 

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A stent may also be placed.

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This is a latticed metal scaffold put inside the coronary artery to keep the vessel open.

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After the procedure, the doctor injects dye and takes

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an X-ray to check for change in the arteries.

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Then the catheter is removed and the procedure is over.