A balloon ________ involves passing a slender, hollow tube through the artery at the site of blockage and inflating a balloon to compress the blockage and widen the artery.
Fill in the blank(s) with the appropriate word(s).
angioplasty
A balloon angioplasty is performed by passing a tube through the artery to the blockage site and inflating the balloon to compress the blockage and widen the artery.
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a. true b. false
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