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Today marks a celebration for interventional cardiology: the 46th anniversary of the 1st coronary angioplasty, performed in Zurich by Andreas Gruentzig. As promised, here is our story, told by the 1st patient himself, Adolph Bachman, and his doctor, Bernhard Meier. #AngioHistory
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Champion Slayer3 лет назад
Love these videos. Great reminder of how we got to where we are 👍

Angioplasty.Org3 лет назад
Thank you! The past keeps teaching us. #AngioHistory

Carlos del Rio3 лет назад
In 1980 and thanks to the efforts of Spencer King and Willis Hurst Andreas Gruentzig joined the faculty at @EmoryMedicine as a professor. At Emory he improved the procedure and trained thousands of cardiologists in angioplasty until his untimely death on Oct 27, 1985.

Carey Kimmelstiel3 лет назад
Notice that the wire was attached to the distal portion of the balloon

Angioplasty.Org2 лет назад
Correct. These were the 1st PTCA balloons. There were no over-the-wire devices. Here's a clip from a film I made with Simon Stertzer in 1980, introducing the 1st generation of balloons in the U.S., made by USCI


