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Angioplasty is a non surgical procedure

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that opens blocked or narrowed coronary

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arteries . Doctor Patel . What can you

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tell us about this procedure ? Well dr

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phillips . Another name for angioplasty

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is pre cutaneous coronary intervention ,

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or PC . I patients are generally awake

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during the procedure , but they may be

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given medications for pain and to help

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them relax . They may also be given

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blood thinning medication to prevent a

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blood clot from forming during the

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procedure . A thin flexible tube called

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a catheter is inserted into a blood

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vessel and the arm are growing . Live X

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ray pictures are used to help the

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provider thread the catheter through

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the blood vessel into the narrowed or

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blocked coronary artery . A balloon or

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other device on the end of the catheter

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is inflated to compress the plaque

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against the wall of the artery . This

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restores blood flow through the artery .

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A small mesh tube called a stent may be

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placed in the artery during angioplasty ,

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the stent expands when the balloon is

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inflated and is left inside the artery

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to help prevent future blockages .