A procedure that reinforces a ruptured or ballooning section of an artery is:

A) balloon angioplasty.
B) thrombolysis.
C) needle biopsy.
D) stent-graft.


D
Explanation: D) Correct. A stent-graft is placed inside the artery to reinforce it.

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