Coronary angioplasty. View from the control room of a coronary angioplasty operation. An X-ray machine in the circular structure at upper right produces real-time angiograms (arterial X-rays) of the heart on circular monitors,enabling the surgeons to see the operation's progress. Angioplasty is the repair or reconstruction of blocked or narrowed arteries. In balloon angioplasty,a catheter is fitted with a balloon device which can be inflated to widen narrowed arteries. Atherosclerosis is a common cause of obstructed blood flow in which fatty plaques develop on the inner walls of arteries. In the control room the X-ray machine is adjusted | |
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