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The major risk factors for coronary arterial disease are:

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Diabetes

Hypertension

High cholesterol

Smoking

Age

Postmenopausal

Family history

Obesity

Sedentary life style

A coronary angioplasty is a procedure used to widen blocked or narrowed coronary arteries (the main blood vessels supplying the heart). The term "angioplasty" means using a balloon to stretch open a narrowed or blocked artery.
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RISKS INVOLVED: 

Most medical procedures have risks. The most serious transcatheter aortic valve replacement risks include:

  • Death

  • Stroke

  • Allergic to contrast/iodine

  • Kidney Failure

  • Bleeding

  • Heart attack 

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For Life-Threatening Emergencies Call 911

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