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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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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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Related Pictures & Images
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Review Date : 7/10/2010
Reviewed By : Luc Jasmin, MD, PhD, Department of Neurosurgery, Cedars Sinai Medical Center, Los Angeles, and Department of Anatomy, University of California, San Francisco, CA. Review provided by VeriMed Healthcare Network. Also reviewed by David Zieve, MD, MHA, Medical Director, A.D.A.M., Inc.
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