Example Sentences

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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

It certainly added a tad bit of sophistication to a stretch of highway mainly known as a source of heartburn and future angioplasties.

From Washington Times • Apr. 13, 2019

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

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

Cheney had bypass surgery in 1988, as well as two later angioplasties to clear narrowed coronary arteries.

From New York Times • Jun. 26, 2010