1. heart disease
., P.94) Here is one non-surgical procedure to help do away with heart disease, it is called angioplasty which consists of inserting a flexible hollow tube into an artery of the arm or leg and carefully threading it through the arteries until it reaches the obstruction, then a balloon is inflated to press the plaque against the artery walls to help blood flow more freely. (C.A., P.91) Here is another non-surgical procedure called atherectomy, it is where a tube is inserted into the narrowed coronary artery, a balloon is inflated to hold tube in place and blades shave plaque off artery walls. ...
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