0 a medical operation to remove something blocking an artery (= thick tube carrying blood from the heart) in a person who has angina
Minimisation of cavitation effects in pulsed laser ablation illustrated on laser angioplasty.
This can be minimized by appropriate drug therapy and, specifically, early recanalization of the infarct-related vessel by means of thrombolysis or primary angioplasty.
The recent introduction of balloon angioplasty provides yet another palliative option for young symptomatic infants presenting prior to the optimal age for primary repair.
Percutaneous balloon angioplasty for recoarctation of the aorta is immediately effective in reducing pressure gradients.
Angioplasty catheters with a total balloon length of 20 mm were chosen to avoid injury to the mitral valve during inflation.
Now that closure methods using a catheter, like balloon angioplasty, are confronting common anomalies, they are occupying more of the energies of the pediatric cardiologist.
Sequential balloon angioplasty then permitted gradual enlargement of the newly created channel, and subsequent placement of stents established a persistently wide venoatrial communication.
Coronary bypass grafts have been utilized, and in rare instances, balloon coronary angioplasty and thrombolytic therapy have been attempted.
