Angioplasty, also known as balloon angioplasty and percutaneous transluminal angioplasty, is a minimally invasive endovascular procedure used to widen narrowed or obstructed arteries or veins, typically to treat arterial atherosclerosis.
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Angioplasty, also known as balloon angioplasty and percutaneous transluminal angioplasty, is a minimally invasive endovascular procedure used to widen narrowed or obstructed arteries or veins, typically to treat arterial atherosclerosis.
2. Angioplasty (Wikipedia)
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The first percutaneous coronary angioplasty on an awake patient was performed in Zurich by the German cardiologist Andreas Gruentzig on September 16, 1977.
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Who performed the first coronary angioplasty on an awake patient?
Andreas Gruentzig, in Zurich on September 16, 1977.
According to the Wikipedia history of angioplasty, the first percutaneous coronary angioplasty on an awake patient was performed in Zurich by the German cardiologist Andreas Gruentzig on September 16, 1977. The procedure widens narrowed or obstructed arteries or veins, typically to treat arterial atherosclerosis.
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