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Review
. 2003 Jul 8;169(1):32-5.

Primary angioplasty for ST-segment elevation myocardial infarction: ready for prime time?

Madhu K Natarajan  1 , Salim Yusuf
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Review

Primary angioplasty for ST-segment elevation myocardial infarction: ready for prime time?

Madhu K Natarajan et al. CMAJ. .
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Figure. Percutaneous coronary interventions are performed to open narrowed or blocked coronary arteries. A catheter is inserted under local anesthetic into the femoral artery or into the radial or brachial artery and is then steered through the central arteries to the heart. A tiny balloon-tipped catheter is moved up to the point of severe narrowing and the balloon inflated to open up the artery. A stent, often used to keep the unclogged artery open, is mounted on the balloon-tipped catheter and is put in place by inflation of the balloon. [Reproduced from CMAJ 2002;166(1):51-61.] Photo by: Christine Kenney
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