An angioplasty involves inserting a tiny balloon catheter into a blocked blood vessel to help widen it and improve blood flow to the heart. — 123rf.com
It's no longer surprising when someone says he has a stent placed in his coronary artery, or that she has gone for a bypass surgery.
After all, coronary artery disease (CAD), also known as ischaemic heart disease, is the biggest killer in the world, as well as in Malaysia.
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