MEDICAL PHYSIOLOGY

PHYSIOLOGY

CARDIOVASCULAR PHYSIOLOGY

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Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]

Which procedure involves passing a balloon catheter through a blocked coronary vessel to compress plaque against the artery walls and open the artery?

A	cardioversion
B	angioplasty
C	coronary artery bypass surgery
D	cardioplasty

Explanation:

Detailed explanation-1: -Coronary angioplasty is a medical procedure in which a balloon is used to open a blockage in a coronary (heart) artery narrowed by atherosclerosis.

Detailed explanation-2: -Angioplasty is also called percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI). For angioplasty, a long, thin tube (catheter) is put into a blood vessel and guided to the blocked coronary artery. The catheter has a tiny balloon at its tip.

Detailed explanation-3: -A coronary angioplasty is a procedure used to widen blocked or narrowed coronary arteries (the main blood vessels supplying the heart). The term “angioplasty” means using a balloon to stretch open a narrowed or blocked artery.

Detailed explanation-4: -Angioplasty-Balloon Angioplasty A specially designed catheter with a tiny balloon is carefully guided through the artery to the blockage, then inflated to widen the opening and increase blood flow to the heart.

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