Angioplasty

Word ANGIOPLASTY
Character 11
Hyphenation N/A
Pronunciations /ˈæn.dʒi.əʊ.plæs.ti/

Definitions and meanings of "Angioplasty"

What do we mean by angioplasty?

The surgical reconstruction of a blood vessel. noun

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

An operation to repair a damaged blood vessel or unblock a coronary artery noun

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

Surgical repair or recanalization of a blood vessel Urban Dictionary

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The word "angioplasty" in example sentences

If you are getting paid more for the angioplasty, then that subconsciously even might make you think the angioplasty is the better route to take. ❋ Dr. Jon LaPook (2010)

The fact that some physicians do advocate angioplasty is due to recent changes: medical therapy has improved to the point where it almost always does as well or better than angioplasty. ❋ Unknown (2009)

Whether the preference for angioplasty is good for the patients of Elyria is open to medical debate. ❋ Unknown (2009)

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. ❋ Unknown (2008)

Mr. SPRADLIN: There's one that we put in the category we call angioplasty, right? ❋ Unknown (2010)

The research suggests angioplasty is used too often, and in many cases, the modest benefits don't justify the procedure's cost, which ranges from $10,000 to $12,000. ❋ Unknown (2008)

That shift is evident not only in angioplasty procedures but also in other measures of how doctors practice medicine, such as which type of stent they chose. ❋ Unknown (2008)

The tubes and wires used in angioplasty also allow doctors to turn arteries into so-called therapeutic highways to fix other defects, such as the hole in the man's heart. ❋ Unknown (2008)

Advances in angioplasty -- improvements in catheter design, the advent of stents, metal meshes to prop open arteries, and better monitoring -- have made it safer. ❋ Dan (2007)

PCI or percutaneous coronary intervention is commonly known as angioplasty and is a common intervention used to treat CAD. ❋ PhysOrg Team (2010)

The approach the doctors used is derived from one of the most common procedures in medicine, coronary angioplasty, which is performed 650,000 to 1 million times a year in the USA alone. ❋ Unknown (2008)

You probably received several different tests and may have had a procedure called angioplasty or coronary artery stenting to open blocked coronary arteries. ❋ Ph.D. Dede Bonner (2009)

After the heart attack we decided I needed an angioplasty, which is a technique where a tiny balloon is inserted in a narrowed artery and inflated to increase blood flow. ❋ George Carlin (2009)

In some cases, doctors eliminate arterial blockage through a procedure called angioplasty, in which a long tube called a catheter is guided through blood vessels to the clog. ❋ Unknown (2008)

The suit focused on devices used in coronary angioplasty, which is the clearing of arteries with catheters and tiny balloons that can push fatty plaque out of the way and allow free flow of blood to the heart. ❋ Thomas Burton (2008)

Stents are used in a medical procedure called angioplasty, in which a balloon is used to prop open a clogged artery. ❋ Unknown (2006)

Due to the [thinning] of his arteries he needed to have an angioplasty performed in [order] to [save] his life. ❋ Maacmud (2007)

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