Coronary angioplasty

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heart revascularization

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• Coronary angioplasty is a medical procedure used to open arteries that have narrowed to the point that they impede blood flow to the heart.
• Coronary angioplasty is successful over 90% of the time.
• Coronary angioplasty is also used as an emergency procedure during a heart attack.
• Coronary angioplasty is successful over 90 percent of the time.
• BMJ 1997;314:1762 (14June) Letters Consent procedure for coronary angioplasty is haphazard Editor–A legal case highlighted the importance of patients giving fully informed consent for medical procedures.

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