Over the years, balloon angioplasty has proven to be the safest, fastest and most effective way to clear blocked arteries and blood vessels.

As this procedure has improved, cardiologists have relied on it more and more to save lives and lessen the damage that heart attacks can cause.

Less invasive than coronary bypass surgery and more effective than clot-busting drugs, balloon angioplasty, often in combination with stents, has become the treatment of choice when an artery is more than 70% blocked.

Today, balloon angioplasty is being safely performed in many community hospital settings, where 80% of heart attack victims first present themselves. This timely intervention has helped patients not only survive, but also suffer less trauma and enjoy a speedier recovery.

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