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What are the different types of catheters and how and when are each used regarding angioplasty procedures?
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What does angioplasty surgery involve?
Angioplasty is a non-surgical procedure that can be used to open blocked heart arteries. Stent placement is another option that can be done during angioplasty.
What is balloon trocar?
A trocar is a medical instrument used in some medical procedures. A balloon trocar is an instrument used in balloon angioplasty.
What is a fluoroscope?
A fluoroscope is a device used to view continuous live X-ray images on a fluorescent screen.
What can angioplasty unblock?
Angioplasty is used to clear blockages is blood vessels.
What is the angioplasty?
Angioplasty is a procedure used to clear blockage in blood vessels.
When did Thomas Edison invent the fluoroscope?
Thomas Edison did not invent the fluoroscope, which is a device used for X-ray imaging. The fluoroscope was actually invented by Thomas Edison's assistant, Clarence Dally, in 1896. Clarence Dally worked with Edison on X-ray technology and made improvements to the fluoroscope for medical applications.
Who made the stent?
a stent is a wire metal mesh tube used to prop open a artery during angioplasty.
What agent use to inflates balloon in angioplasty or PTCA?
A contrast dye containing iodine is used to inflate the balloon during angioplasty or percutaneous transluminal coronary angioplasty (PTCA). This dye helps the physician visualize the blood vessels and identify blockages more clearly using X-ray imaging.
To what procedures is enhanced external counterpulsation seen as an alternative?
Enhanced External Counterpulsation (EECP) is seen as an alternative to invasive procedures such as coronary artery bypass surgery, angioplasty, and stenting in the treatment of coronary artery disease. It is also used as a non-invasive option for patients who are not candidates for surgery or have not responded well to other treatments.
How did Angioplasty used to be done?
Angioplasty was originally performed by dilating the vessel with the introduction of larger and larger stiff catheters through the narrowed space
What is the name of the device used after angioplasty to prevent narrowing?
Stent
