Angioplasty

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MSH: Reconstruction or repair of a blood vessel, which includes the widening of a pathological narrowing of an artery or vein by the removal of atheromatous plaque material and/or the endothelial lining as well, or by dilatation (BALLOON ANGIOPLASTY) to compress an ATHEROMA. Except for ENDARTERECTOMY, usually these procedures are performed via catheterization as minimally invasive ENDOVASCULAR PROCEDURES.,CSP: diverse group of surgical procedures to remove or flatten constrictive deposits on the inner walls of blood vessels, thereby improving blood flow.,NCI: An endovascular procedure used to widen diseased arteries resulting in increasing blood flow through the area.,MEDLINEPLUS: <p>If you have <a href='http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/coronaryarterydisease.html'>coronary artery disease</a>, the arteries in your heart are narrowed or blocked by a sticky material called plaque. Angioplasty is a procedure to restore blood flow through the artery.</p><p>The doctor threads a thin tube through a blood vessel in

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