The minimally invasive treatment of peripheral and coronary vascular disease is a billion dollar industry. Lost in the current landscape of daily innovation is an appreciation of the relatively short period of time that has passed since the first coronary angioplasty in Sept 16, 1977 by Andreas Gruentzig. Angioplasty.org presents a timeline of the history of catheter based intervention. Learn more here...
If you're a huge fan of history, you may even purchase a DVD which chronicles the process.
Finally, hear some thoughts on the evolution of angioplasty from some of the opinion leaders of interventional cardiology here
Its always amazing to learn how fast innovation accelerates after seemingly insurmountable obstacles are overcome
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