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The balloon was                                              Percutaneous
  inflated with                                                transluminal
  contrast-

  containing saline,                                           angioplasty (PTA)
  and remained

  inflated for a                                               was performed in the
  period of 2-3                                                stenosed arteries. There are
  minutes.
                                                               different types of balloons
                                                               we can use, including normal

                                                               balloons or drug-eluting

                                                               balloons with paclitaxel or
                                                               sirolimus to prevent

                                                               restenosis.






















                                                               Drug-eluting balloons





























  Balloon inflated to

  6 Atm of pressure
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