FIXING VESSELS

An angioplasty uses inflated tubes to salvage obstructed arteries

BEFORE

Cholesterol floating in the bloodstream becomes attached to the wall of the artery, drawing fats and causing inflammation. This results in the formation of a plaque which narrows the artery.

AFTER

A thin catheter is threaded through the artery towards the plaque buildup. A balloon at the catheter’s tip is then inflated, pressing a mesh wire against the plaque, forcing it outwards and widening the artery.