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Categories: Interventional radiology, Vascular procedures
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angioplasty  Angeoplasty  Angioplastic  angioplasties  Angioplasty, laser
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An operation to repair a damaged blood vessel or unblock a coronary artery WordNet 3.0
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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. Wikipedia
Minimally invasive, endovascular procedure to widen narrowed or obstructed arteries or veins, typically to treat arterial atherosclerosis. Wikidata
A procedure to widen the interior of a blood vessel with inflation of a balloon on the end of a catheter. OmegaWiki
The mechanical widening of a narrowed or totally obstructed blood vessel generally caused by atheroma. Wiktionary
Widening of a blood vessel. Wiktionary (translation)