Why can’t we just bore/remove the clogging material in arteries than just putting in a stent in Angioplasty?
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In certain situations, they do use devices to bore through bore through plaques. But this works only in vessels that are big enough for the device and where there is lower risk of just boring through the side of the vessel. The big concern, though is what happens when you put a whole in the plaque. Just like when you skin is injured, when a vessel is injured, your body reacts by making a clot. This could be a very bad thing if the clot blocks the entire vessel.
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