Nikolas
Created page with "* Percutaneous transluminal angioplasty ** Indications *** Coronary artery disease *** Peripheral artery disease ** A deflated balloon attached to a catheter is passed into a narrowed vessel ** -> the balloon is inflated -> opens the vessel ** A stent can be placed where the vessel was narrowed to keep it open ** '''Stent can be made of''' *** '''Steel''' *** '''Gold''' *** '''Nickel-titanium''' *** '''(NOT wolfram)''' * Selective thrombolysis/fibrinolysis ** A catheter..."