Angioplasty
Alternate Names : Balloon Angioplasty, Cardiac Angioplasty, Coronary Angioplasty, Coronary Artery Angioplasty, Heart Artery Dilatation, Percutaneous Transluminal Coronary Angioplasty, PTCA
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Coronary Artery Balloon Angioplasty - Series: Procedure, part 2
Next, a diagnostic catheter, which is a long narrow tube, is advanced through the introducer over a .035"guidewire, into the blood vessel. This catheter is then guided to the aorta and the guidewire is removed. Once the catheter is placed in the opening or ostium of one of the coronary arteries, the doctor injects dye and takes a series of X-rays (film of the images)
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- Cardiac Catheterization
- Atherosclerosis
- Stable Angina
- Cholesterol Producers
- Coronary Artery Balloon Angioplasty - Series
- Normal anatomy
- Indication
- Procedure, part 1
- Procedure, part 2
- Procedure, part 3
- Procedure, part 4
- Procedure, part 5
- Aftercare, part 1
- Aftercare, part 2
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