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• Angioplasty [r]: Reconstruction of an artery. ^[e]
• Coronary artery bypass [r]: Surgical therapy of ischemic coronary artery disease achieved by grafting a section of saphenous vein, internal mammary artery, or other substitute between the aorta and the obstructed coronary artery distal to the obstructive lesion. ^[e]
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