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What is the definition or description of: angioplasty?
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Vascular change: Angioplasty is vascular modification -- a vascular repair procedure commonly to treat blockages.
Answered 9/28/2016
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Expanding a blood ve: This used to be surgical with a repair or patch. Commonly today this is an endovascular dilation and frequently a stent. For heart-coronary called pci or ptca per cutaneous coronary intervention, or percutaneous trains luminal (phenobarbital) coronary angioplasty.
Answered 1/24/2013
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