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Question
The figure below shows an angioplasty of the coronary blood vessel. Which one of the following statement correctly describes, what is being done?
Options
A.It is coronary artery which has a cancerous growth that is being removed.
B.it is coronary artery which is blocked by a plaque and the same is being cracked.
C.it is coronary vain which the defective defective valves are being opened.
D.It is coronary vein blocked by a parasite (blood fluke) that is being removed
Solution
In this figure coronary angioplasty is being done where atherosclerotic plaque, which builds up and up and clogs the coronary arteries,is compressed against the vessel wall by expanding a balloon like device inserted through a catheter that has been threaded through the artery.
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