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Treatment & Procedures
Carotid Antioplasty & Stenting
A second catheter with a small balloon at its tip is placed within the narrowed segment of the artery opposite the plaque. The balloon is inflated, causing the plaque to be pushed against the vessel wall and opening the vessel to blood flow. This alone is called a transluminal angioplasty. (Figure B). Debris from the plaque is caught by the DPD.
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