What is the surgical procedure in which a balloon-tipped catheter is inserted into a diseased, narrowed coronary artery and then inflated?

A. Coronary artery bypass graft
B. Coronary endarterectomy
C. Coronary angioplasty
D. Coronary angiography


Answer: C

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