Angioplasty and its revolutionary impact over 50 years

In the 1960s patients with a blocked artery would have required major open surgery and a hospital stay of a week or more. Half a century on, patients are treated in a matter of hours and return home the same day – and it\’s all thanks to the angioplasty procedure. Dr Duncan Ettles, president of […]

Source: Biosingularity - January 21, 2014 Category: Research Authors: Derya Tags: Biotechnology Source Type: blogs