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laser angioplasty


Laser angioplasty is a technique used to open coronary arteries blocked by plaque. In a laser angioplasty procedure, a tube known as a catheter is inserted into an artery, then moved to the blockage; once there, a laser at the tip of the tube sends pulsating beams of light to vaporize the plaque.


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