1. Angioplasty requires placement of an inflatable balloon in a closed-up artery, and bypass surgery requires grafting another blood vessel on to the diseased artery. 2. By contrast, angioplasty requires placement of an inflatable balloon in a closed-up artery and bypass surgery requires grafting another blood vessel onto the diseased artery. 3. The doctors inserted a catheter with an inflatable balloon to open up an artery and implanted a stent to keep it open. 4. They might also purchase giant inflatable balloons shaped like iMac computers, and erect them near the event. 5. Balloon angioplasty is a technique for repairing blood vessels using tiny inflatable balloons. |