A Hearty Happy 30th Birthday Angioplasty!
September 17, 2007 by Kendra James, RN
Filed under Diseases & Conditions
Happy Birthday to you!!! The procedure angioplasty turned 30 years old! Thirty years ago the late Dr. Andreas Gruentzig, a German physician working in Switzerland, developed the lifesaving procedure. What a visionary indeed.
Thirty years ago, 1 in 4 heart attack patients died, today over 95% survive! Dr. Gruentzig was a pioneer. What an amazing “medical breakthrough” he gave us…
