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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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- Coronary Artery Stent
- 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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Review Date : 5/6/2003
Reviewed By : David Webner, M.D., Department of Family Medicine, University of Pennsylvania Medical Center, Philadelphia, PA. Review provided by VeriMed Healthcare Network.
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