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2. Angioplasty - Wikipedia

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   A coronary angioplasty is a therapeutic procedure to treat the stenotic (narrowed) coronary arteries of the heart found in coronary heart disease. [1] These stenotic segments of the coronary arteries arise due to the buildup of cholesterol -laden plaques that form in a condition known as atherosclerosis . [ 3 ]

3. Percutaneous coronary intervention - Wikipedia

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   As with any procedure involving the heart, complications can sometimes, though rarely, cause death. The mortality rate during angioplasty is 1.2%. [17] Sometimes chest pain can occur during angioplasty because the balloon briefly blocks off the blood supply to the heart. The risk of complications is higher in: [18] People aged 65 and older

4. Interventional cardiology - Wikipedia

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   Coronary angiography and angioplasty in acute myocardial infarction (left: Right Coronary Artery [RCA] closed, right: successfully dilated) Interventional cardiology is a branch of cardiology that deals specifically with the catheter based treatment of structural heart diseases.

5. 8 Common Cardiovascular Diseases for Men & How to Prevent Them

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   Heart disease and cardiovascular disease have almost the same meaning. ... Coronary angioplasty surgery. Stent procedure. Coronary artery bypass surgery. Heart transplant. Radiofrequency ablation.

6. Bandula Wijay - Wikipedia

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   In 1984, he started his entrepreneurial career, Wijay along with Dr. Paolo Angelini of the Texas Heart Institute, developed the angioplasty balloon catheter system along with the coronary artery perfusion pump system to be used during angioplasty.

7. Atherosclerosis: What Men Need to Know About Plaque ... - AOL

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   Percutaneous coronary intervention (coronary angioplasty with stent placement): A percutaneous coronary intervention involves opening up a narrowed artery in your heart with a thin tube called a ...

8. History of invasive and interventional cardiology - Wikipedia

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   The history of invasive and interventional cardiology is complex, with multiple groups working independently on similar technologies. Invasive and interventional cardiology is currently closely associated with cardiologists (physicians who treat the diseases of the heart), though the development and most of its early research and procedures were performed by diagnostic and interventional ...

9. Gene Hackman died of heart disease, Alzheimer's. What ... - AOL

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   The 94-year-old died of heart disease and complications caused by Alzheimer’s disease, according to the New Mexico medical investigator. ... underwent an angioplasty procedure in 1990 after a ...