A nurse is planning to give pre-procedure teaching about the benefits of the procedure to a patient who is planned to undergo percutaneous transluminal coronary angioplasty (PTCA). What is the correct statement in this regard?

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The correct statement in this regard is that the goal of percutaneous transluminal coronary angioplasty is to increase blood flow to the coronary arteries by reducing plaque build-up. The procedure involves the use of a catheter introduced through the femoral, brachial, or radial artery into the diseased coronary artery and balloon pressure is applied to the area of plaque formation to decrease plaque size and/or stretch the vessel wall. A stent is often placed after opening the vessels.

A Nurse Is Planning to Give Pre-Procedure Teaching About the Benefits