What is the definition or description of: balloon angioplasty?

Push aside the plaq: Angioplasty is the mechanism to unclog the partially occluded vessel from completely closing to result heart attack , usually this is done in combination with stents at the same time to prevent collapse of the vessel , like reinforcement of the vessel.

TPA (alteplase): Trams luminal (phenobarbital) balloon angioplasty is where a calapsed small balloon fixed to the end of a catheter is passed through the artery to a narrow area. When the balloon is then inflated it squishes the narrowing wider open. The balloon is then deflated and slipped back out.