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an·gio·plas·ty | \ ˈan-jē-ə-ˌpla-stē 
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\ plural angioplasties
Definition of angioplasty
: surgical repair or recanalization of a blood vessel especially : balloon angioplasty
Examples of angioplasty in a Sentence
Recent Examples on the Web That’s either a bypass — open-heart surgery to detour around blockages — or angioplasty, in which doctors push a tube through an artery to the clog, inflate a tiny balloon and place a stent, or mesh scaffold, to prop the artery open.
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BostonGlobe.com, "The results challenge medical dogma and call into question some of the most common practices in heart care. They are the strongest evidence yet that tens of thousands of costly stent procedures and bypass operations each year are unnecessary or premature for people with stable disease.," 17 Nov. 2019 Blockages were treated right away, with angioplasty in three-fourths of cases and a bypass in the rest.
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BostonGlobe.com, "The results challenge medical dogma and call into question some of the most common practices in heart care. They are the strongest evidence yet that tens of thousands of costly stent procedures and bypass operations each year are unnecessary or premature for people with stable disease.," 17 Nov. 2019 That’s either a bypass — open-heart surgery to detour around blockages — or angioplasty, in which doctors push a tube through an artery to the clog, inflate a tiny balloon and place a stent, or mesh scaffold, to prop the artery open.
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BostonGlobe.com, "The results challenge medical dogma and call into question some of the most common practices in heart care. They are the strongest evidence yet that tens of thousands of costly stent procedures and bypass operations each year are unnecessary or premature for people with stable disease.," 17 Nov. 2019 That’s either a bypass — open-heart surgery to detour around blockages — or angioplasty, in which doctors push a tube through an artery to the clog, inflate a tiny balloon and place a stent, or mesh scaffold, to prop the artery open.
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Washington Post, "Big study casts doubt on need for many heart procedures," 16 Nov. 2019 That's either a bypass — open-heart surgery to detour around blockages — or angioplasty, in which doctors push a tube through an artery to the clog, inflate a tiny balloon and place a stent, or mesh scaffold, to prop the artery open.
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Marilynn Marchione, Anchorage Daily News, "Big study casts doubt on need for many heart procedures," 16 Nov. 2019 Blockages were treated right away, with angioplasty in three-fourths of cases and a bypass in the rest.
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BostonGlobe.com, "The results challenge medical dogma and call into question some of the most common practices in heart care. They are the strongest evidence yet that tens of thousands of costly stent procedures and bypass operations each year are unnecessary or premature for people with stable disease.," 17 Nov. 2019 The angioplasty went off without complications, but there was one big anomaly: The surgeon was not in the room, or even the building.
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Wired Staff, Wired, "Where the 5G Data Storm Will Hit First," 17 Dec. 2019 One team focused on angioplasty patients who were suffering from cardiogenic shock, a condition in which the heart suddenly can't pump enough blood to meet the body's needs.
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Dennis Thompson, chicagotribune.com, "Expensive device used in heart procedures might pose dangers: Study," 28 Nov. 2019
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nounan·gio·plas·ty | \ ˈan-jē-ə-ˌplas-tē \
\ plural angioplasties
Medical Definition of angioplasty
: surgical repair or recanalization of a blood vessel especially : balloon angioplasty
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