What type of treatment uses a metal tube that
expands and opens a narrow coronary artery?
angioplasty
stent placement surgery
tubal surgery
bypass surgery
Angioplasty is a procedure to open narrowed or blocked blood vessels that supply blood to the heart. These blood vessels are called the coronary arteries. A coronary artery stent is a small, metal mesh tube that expands inside a coronary artery.
