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2. Balloon pulmonary angioplasty - Wikipedia

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   X-rays and pressures in the narrowed arteries are assessed by the specialist team before a thin wire with a deflated balloon is guided through the blood vessels to the site of blockage, where the balloon is then inflated. [8] This mainly disrupts the organised thrombus and to a lesser degree presses it against the walls of the arteries. [9]

3. Angioplasty - Wikipedia

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   Angioplasty, also known as balloon angioplasty and percutaneous transluminal angioplasty (PTA), is a minimally invasive endovascular procedure used to widen narrowed or obstructed arteries or veins, typically to treat arterial atherosclerosis.

4. Aortic valvuloplasty - Wikipedia

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   Guidelines and indications are specific to different patient populations. For adults with aortic stenosis, guidelines suggest that balloon aortic valvuloplasty (BAV) is to be used as a temporary procedure to improve blood flow through the aortic valve to alleviate symptoms and stabilize clinically before having more invasive procedures done, including aortic valve replacement (AVR) or ...

5. Atherosclerosis: What Men Need to Know About Plaque Buildup ...

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   Atherosclerosis symptoms can depend on which arteries are blocked and the severity of your blockage. For many people, it progresses silently. People with coronary artery disease, ...

6. What Does a Heart Attack Really Look Like? & Other ... - AOL

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   The most common cause of heart attacks is coronary artery disease (CAD). ... A balloon attachment at the end of the catheter may then be inflated to open up the blocked artery. A small mesh tube ...

7. Reperfusion therapy - Wikipedia

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   Reperfusion therapy is a medical treatment to restore blood flow, either through or around, blocked arteries, typically after a heart attack (myocardial infarction (MI)). Reperfusion therapy includes drugs and surgery. The drugs are thrombolytics and fibrinolytics used in a process called thrombolysis.

8. What Is Heart Disease? Everything You Need to Know - AOL

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   Coronary Artery Disease. Coronary artery disease, or coronary heart disease, is the most common type of heart disease. It occurs when fatty deposits called plaques build up in your arteries ...

9. Revascularization - Wikipedia

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   For coronary artery disease (ischemic heart disease), coronary artery bypass surgery and percutaneous coronary intervention (coronary balloon angioplasty) are the two primary means of revascularization. [2] When those cannot be done, transmyocardial revascularization or percutaneous myocardial revascularization, done with a laser, may be an option.