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Radiology, Vol 135, 561-564, Copyright © 1980 by Radiological Society of North America

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Transluminal angioplasty: a long view

CT Dotter

The history of percutaneous transluminal angioplasty is briefly reviewed, from its initial, inadvertent use in 1963 to its current extensive applications. Transluminal angioplasty is equally as effective as surgery for stenotic lesions, and has the advantages of being safer and less expensive for the patient.




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