Cebu Doctors' University Cardiovascular Center

Cebu Doctors\
Edgar H. Tan, MD, FACC, FACP, Head, Cardiac Catheterization Laboratory

Sunday, December 17, 2006

..........Angioplasty at a Glance!


The artery on the left has a severe narrowing/blockage. The middle artery shows a balloon being inflated to open up the clogged artery and the third shows a deflated balloon being pulled out leaving a widely open artery. This procedure called angioplasty introduced in 1977 revolutionized the way we treat and approach patients with coronary artery disease.

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