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n. The surgical repair of a blood vessel, either by inserting a balloon-tipped catheter to unblock it, or by reconstructing or replacing part of the vessel.

n. The mechanical widening of a narrowed or totally obstructed blood vessel generally caused by atheroma.

n. an operation to repair a damaged blood vessel or unblock a coronary artery

"The furor prompted the ACC, the angioplasty group and the Society of Thoracic Surgeons to draft criteria to be released this summer to help doctors decide when angioplasty is appropriate, says Ralph Brindis, a scientific adviser for Northern California Kaiser Permanente, who helped lead the effort."

operation    surgical procedure    surgical process    surgery    surgical operation   

revascularization    implantation    stenting    tracheotomy    endovascular