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Dial Into This Endovascular Revascularization Scenario

Published on Thu Nov 23, 2023

Question: The patient was prepped, and anesthesia was administered. My physician employed a percutaneous transcatheter stent placement technique, so they used a small incision to access the vessel through the skin. They advanced a catheter through the vessels toward the area requiring treatment. Next, my physician administered contrast material into the vessel to investigate the exact location and extent of the [...]
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