MODEL RELEASED. Angioplasty being used to re-open diseased arteries supplying the patient's calf & foot,to ease severe pain & salvage the leg. A thin balloon catheter is passed through a small incision in the groin & directed towards the obstructed artery using real-time digital imaging. Once in position,the balloon is carefully inflated so as to compress the obstructing plaque & restore blood flow. Appropriate drugs may be given at the same time. The whole operation,& especially the patient's vital functions,are closely monitored by a technician in an adjacent control room. Montefiore Medical Center,NYC | |
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