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            Angioplasty, also known as balloon angioplasty and percutaneous trans-luminal angioplasty (PTA), is a minimally invasive endovascular procedure to enlarge narrowed or blocked arteries or veins, usually to treat arterial atherosclerosis. The balloon attached to the catheter (balloon catheter) is guided along the guide wire to the narrow vessel and then pumped to a fixed size. Balloons force the dilation of blood vessels and surrounding muscle walls, which allows increased blood circulation. Stents can be placed during the balloon to ensure that the ship remains open and the balloon is then pumped and pulled. Angioplasty includes all types of vascular interventions that are usually carried out percutaneous. Angioplasty can be used to treat advanced peripheral arterial disorders to relieve claudication or leg pain that is classically associated with the condition. Angioplasty is used to treat venous stenosis which affects access to hemodialysis. Balloon angioplasty shows better patency at 6 and 12 months than conventional balloon angioplasty. Angioplasty is sometimes used to treat subclavian venous stenosis that remains after chest outlet compression in chest outlet syndrome. There are few recommendations for deep vein placement to treat obstructive chronic venous disease.

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