Angioplasty/catheterization involves threading a plastic tube into an arm or leg artery, inflating a balloon to force a clogged vessel open, and leaving a metal stent behind.
L'angioplastica / cateterizzazione prevede l'inserimento di un tubo di plastica in un'arteria del braccio o della gamba, il gonfiaggio di un palloncino per aprire un vaso ostruito e il posizionamento di uno stent metallico.
| Front | what is angioplasty/catheterization? |
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| Back | thread a plastic tube into arm or leg artery. inflate balloon at end of tube, forcing clogged vessel open. leave metal stent behind to keep in place. |
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