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Unstable angina
Alternate Names : Accelerating angina, New-onset angina, Angina - unstable, Progressive angina
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Coronary artery balloon angioplasty - series
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Normal anatomy
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Indication
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Procedure, part 1
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Procedure, part 2
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Procedure, part 3
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Procedure, part 4
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Procedure, part 5
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Aftercare, part 1
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Aftercare, part 2
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Coronary artery balloon angioplasty - series Procedure, part 2
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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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Review Date : 5/2/2009
Reviewed By : David C. Dugdale, III, MD, Professor of Medicine, Division of General Medicine, Department of Medicine, University of Washington School of Medicine. Also reviewed by David Zieve, MD, MHA, Medical Director, A.D.A.M., Inc.
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