Percutaneous transluminal procedure for removing atheromatous plaque from the coronary arteries. Both directional (for removing focal atheromas) and rotational (for removing concentric atheromatous plaque) atherectomy devices have been used.

Synonyms: Atherectomies, Directional Coronary, Directional Coronary Atherectomies, Atherectomy, Directional Coronary, Coronary Atherectomy, Directional, Atherectomy, Rotational, Coronary Atherectomies, Directional, Directional Coronary Atherectomy, Atherectomy, Coronary, Atherectomies, Coronary, Rotational Atherectomy, Atherectomies, Rotational, Coronary Atherectomy, Coronary Atherectomies, Rotational Atherectomies