X-ray (angiogram) showing a balloon catheter (dark line) passing through a narrowed region (dark patch, upper centre) of a shoulder artery in a patien

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X-ray (angiogram) showing a balloon catheter (dark line) passing through a narrowed region (dark patch, upper centre) of a shoulder artery in a patient. In a procedure called balloon angioplasty, this balloon catheter will be inflated to crush fatty deposits (atherosclerosis) inside the artery, opening up the blood vessel for improved blood flow.

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