The procedure whereby a small balloon is placed into a partially occluded coronary artery and then inflated to increase blood flow through the artery is called a(n)
A)angioplasty.
B)coronary bypass.
C)urokinase injection.
D)tissue plasminogen activation.
E)angiogram.

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The procedure described is angioplasty, which involves the use of a small balloon to widen a partially blocked coronary artery, improving blood flow to the heart. The other options (coronary bypass, urokinase injection, tissue plasminogen activation, and angiogram) are all different medical procedures that do not involve the use of a balloon to increase blood flow through a partially occluded coronary artery.

The Procedure Whereby a Small Balloon Is Placed into a Partially