angioplasty

noun an·gio·plas·ty \ ˈan-jē-ə-ˌplas-tē \

Updated on: 14 May 2018

Definition of angioplasty

plural angioplasties

: surgical repair or recanalization of a blood vessel; especially : balloon angioplasty

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Within about a year and a half of her arrest, Ezell had five angioplasties and underwent open heart surgery, according to a transcript of her sentencing hearing.

— jsonline.com, "Release programs for sick and elderly prisoners could save millions. But states rarely use them.," 18 Apr. 2018
Why would the absence of interventional cardiologists affect patients who did not undergo artery-opening angioplasty or get stents to hold arteries open?

— amy norton, chicagotribune.com, "Heart attack survival better when specialists are out of town," 19 Mar. 2018
From the beginning, doctors did angioplasty to treat the condition, propping open veins with devices designed for arteries.

— jsonline.com, "Despite FDA warnings, state boards lag in taking action on controversial MS treatment," 28 Mar. 2018
Those cardiologists are specialists in using minimally invasive procedures such as angioplasty and stenting to treat a heart attack.

— amy norton, chicagotribune.com, "Heart attack survival better when specialists are out of town," 19 Mar. 2018
In some people, heart disease is so serious that medication, even combined with angioplasty, may not be enough.

— consumer reports, Washington Post, "Some reasons not to rush into open-heart surgery," 26 Feb. 2018
After undergoing an emergency angioplasty, the star retired from touring and vanished into private life in New York City.

— zach schonfeld, Newsweek, "Inside David Bowie's Final Years: A New HBO Documentary Reveals the Making of 'Blackstar' and 'The Next Day'," 7 Jan. 2018
The emergency room scramble led to Wesch melting three nitroglycerin pills under his tongue before being transported to Scripps La Jolla for angioplasty.

— bryce miller, sandiegouniontribune.com, "San Luis Rey Downs fire might have saved a life, too," 16 Feb. 2018
Stents are implanted during angioplasty procedures called percutaneous coronary interventions, or PCIs.

— sumathi reddy, WSJ, "Which Heart Patients Need Stents? A New Study Stirs Debate," 4 Dec. 2017

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noun an·gio·plas·ty \ ˈan-jē-ə-ˌplas-tē \

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plural angioplasties

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