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angioplasty [ˈændʒɪəˌplæstɪ] n (Medicine / Surgery) a surgical technique for restoring normal blood flow through an artery narrowed or blocked by atherosclerosis, either by inserting a balloon into the narrowed section and inflating it or by using a laser beam
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Translations angioplasty n (Med) → Angioplastie f How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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| Currently, heart
disease is treated by drugs or, in more serious cases, with bypass
surgeries and angioplasties. For more than 2 years, researchers led by Peter Moyer, who runs
Boston's EMS operations, have been tracking how much time elapses
between local 911 calls and resulting angioplasties. The 77-year-old
woman, who lives in Indialantic, FL, has had three open-heart surgeries
during her 25-year battle with genetically related heart disease and
more angioplasties and angiograms than she can count. |
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