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Angioplasty and Stents

A procedure that opens a narrowed artery with a small balloon and often places a mesh tube called a stent to keep it open.

Also called: stent, balloon angioplasty, pci, percutaneous coronary intervention

General information, not medical advice. Ask a provider about angioplasty and stents and what is right for you.

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