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What Types of Interventional Procedures Are Used in Angioplasty?

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What Types of Interventional Procedures Are Used in Angioplasty?

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Balloon angioplasty. During this procedure, a specially designed catheter with a small balloon tip is guided to the point of narrowing in the artery. Once in place, the balloon is inflated to compress the fatty matter into the artery wall and stretch the artery open to increase blood flow to the heart.