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/ˈæn.d͡ʒi.əʊ.plæs.ti/ · noun
(surgery) The mechanical widening of a narrowed or totally obstructed blood vessel generally caused by atheroma..
Stenotic lesions identified were angioplastied if deemed to narrow the lumen by greater than 50% compared with the adjacent normal artery or vein and deemed to be flow restricting.
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Angioplasty means (surgery) The mechanical widening of a narrowed or totally obstructed blood vessel generally caused by atheroma..
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Stenotic lesions identified were angioplastied if deemed to narrow the lumen by greater than 50% compared with the adjacent normal artery or vein and deemed to be flow restricting.
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