Friday, June 01, 2012

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Elaine
08/24/08
Elaine
Category: High Cholesterol And Heart Disease

i need to know the name of the new catheter used in angioplasty surgery which you feature.

I live in the uk and my mother was admitted to hospital recently for an angioplasty.  She was shocked to be told the doctors were unable to get the equipment into both her arteries as they are completely blocked and she has basically been told there is no hope and must live with only one…

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