The grammatical form denoting more than one person, place, thing, or idea.
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He would undergo multiple surgeries, including a quadruple bypass, two angioplasties, installation of a heart pump and — in 2012 — a transplant.
From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 4, 2025
In 2014, about one third of angioplasties were elective, for non-emergency situations.
From Washington Times ● Jul. 31, 2017
Of course, as Baier notes, the treatment choices were limited at the time—Snyder could not have performed the dramatic artery-opening bypasses, angioplasties, and stents of today even if he had wanted to.
From Slate ● Jan. 19, 2017
Medicare patients in Elyria, Ohio, where the hospital is located, were receiving angioplasties at a rate nearly four times the national average, a figure that prompted questions from insurers and raised concerns about overtreatment.
From New York Times ● Jan. 5, 2013
Studies have shown that 20 percent to 40 percent of the angioplasties done in New York hospitals are inappropriate, says state health commissioner Nirav Shah.
From US News ● Oct. 18, 2012
