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Record 1 2016-06-27

English

Subject field(s)
  • Intergovernmental Bodies and Committees
  • Tourism (General)
OBS

The Atlantic Canada Tourism Partnership (ACTP) brings together the Atlantic Canada Opportunities Agency (ACOA), the provincial departments responsible for tourism in New Brunswick, Newfoundland and Labrador, Nova Scotia and Prince Edward Island and the four provincial tourism industry associations.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Organismes et comités intergouvernementaux
  • Tourisme (Généralités)
OBS

Le Partenariat du tourisme du Canada atlantique (PTCA) regroupe l'Agence de promotion économique du Canada atlantique (APECA), les ministères provinciaux responsables du tourisme au Nouveau-Brunswick, à Terre-Neuve-et-Labrador, en Nouvelle-Écosse et à l'Île-du-Prince-Édouard, ainsi que les quatre associations provinciales de l'industrie touristique.

Spanish

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Record 2 2005-07-05

English

Subject field(s)
  • Non-Surgical Treatment
  • Vessels (Medicine)
CONT

... Percutaneous Transluminal Coronary Angioplasty (PTCA) refers to angioplasty in the coronary arteries to permit more blood flow into the heart. There are several types of PTCA procedures [such as] balloon angioplasty ...

OBS

Percutaneous means the procedure is performed through a small puncture made in the skin, usually in the groin area. Transluminal means the procedure is done inside the artery. Coronary identifies the involved artery being treated. Angioplasty is the technique for opening the narrowed or blocked artery ...

French

Domaine(s)
  • Traitements non chirurgicaux
  • Vaisseaux (Médecine)
DEF

Dilatation d'une artère coronaire obstruée, [...] afin de rétablir la circulation sanguine cardiaque.

CONT

L'angioplastie coronaire percutanée transluminale est une technique de revascularisation. [...] L'angioplastie coronaire est percutanée puisqu'il s'agit d'une ponction [qui se fait à travers la peau] d'une voie artérielle (le plus souvent [par la voie] fémorale). Elle est dite aussi transluminale car elle exige une navigation intra-artérielle de différents cathéters et micro-outils. [...] Le ballonnet [est] la technique la plus utilisée [...]

Spanish

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Record 3 1994-01-20

English

Subject field(s)
  • Titles of Programs and Courses

French

Domaine(s)
  • Titres de programmes et de cours

Spanish

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