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karateprodigy

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Janet has cardiovascular disease. Her doctor detected high blood pressure and high blood cholesterol. To relieve arterial blockage, Janet had __________, a procedure in which a surgeon threaded a needle-thin catheter into her arteries and inflated a balloon at its tip.
 
  A) angioplasty
  B) bypass surgery
  C) a pacemaker implantation
  D) angina pectoris

Question 2

A pacemaker is one treatment for __________.
 
  A) arterial thrombosis
  B) atherosclerosis
  C) arrhythmia
  D) angina pectoris



shailee

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Answer to Question 1

Answer: A

Answer to Question 2

Answer: C



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