What is the correct definition of a PCI?

A. Puncture of the tissue around the heart
B. An alternate treatment for a coronary artery that passes instruments up a patient's blood vessels into the heart
C. A heart procedure where a borrowed piece of blood vessel is used to bypass a blocked artery in the heart
D. Surgery that involves cutting through the patient's chest to get to the heart
E. Incision into the tissue around the heart


Answer: B

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