angioplasty
noun
an·gio·plas·ty
ˈan-jē-ə-ˌpla-stē 
plural angioplasties
: surgical repair or recanalization of a blood vessel
especially
: balloon angioplasty
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Coronary artery bypass graft surgery (CABG) may be performed in people with multiple blockages or who fail angioplasty or stenting.
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Colleen Doherty, Verywell Health, 11 July 2024
Such procedures include: An angioplasty involves threading a balloon into the affected artery (through a thin tube inserted inside a blood vessel) and inflating it to open the narrowing.
—Colleen Doherty, Verywell Health, 11 July 2024
Overall, cardiovascular patients who received dental treatment and follow-up maintenance saw no difference in the rate of heart attacks, strokes, bypass surgeries or angioplasty procedures compared to those who were not treated, the team reported in 2023.
—Lola Butcher, Smithsonian Magazine, 29 Mar. 2024
But frequently angioplasty is used mainly to relieve chest pain, or angina.
—Matthew Herper, STAT, 11 Nov. 2023
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Colleen Doherty, Verywell Health, 11 July 2024
Such procedures include: An angioplasty involves threading a balloon into the affected artery (through a thin tube inserted inside a blood vessel) and inflating it to open the narrowing.
—Colleen Doherty, Verywell Health, 11 July 2024
Overall, cardiovascular patients who received dental treatment and follow-up maintenance saw no difference in the rate of heart attacks, strokes, bypass surgeries or angioplasty procedures compared to those who were not treated, the team reported in 2023.
—Lola Butcher, Smithsonian Magazine, 29 Mar. 2024
But frequently angioplasty is used mainly to relieve chest pain, or angina.
—Matthew Herper, STAT, 11 Nov. 2023
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angioplasty
noun
an·gio·plas·ty
ˈan-jē-ə-ˌplas-tē
plural angioplasties
: surgical repair or recanalization of a blood vessel
especially
: balloon angioplasty
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