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Why is an angioplasty an incorrect treatment for an aneurysm?
Aneurysms cannot be treated.
An angioplasty may rupture the blood vessel wall.
An angioplasty can have dangerous drug reactions.
Aneurysms are treated only with pacemakers.
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Correct answer: "An angioplasty may rupture the blood vessel wall."
Why: Angioplasty works by inflating a balloon (and often placing a stent) to widen a narrowed artery. An aneurysm is a weakened, bulging portion of a vessel wall — inflating a balloon there would risk tearing or rupturing that already-thinned wall. Aneurysms are instead managed by surgical repair or endovascular techniques designed to exclude the sac (e.g., clipping or coiling for cerebral aneurysms, or graft/stent‑grafts for aortic aneurysms). The other choices are incorrect: aneurysms can be treated, pacemakers are unrelated, and drug reactions are not the primary reason angioplasty is inappropriate.
Why: Angioplasty works by inflating a balloon (and often placing a stent) to widen a narrowed artery. An aneurysm is a weakened, bulging portion of a vessel wall — inflating a balloon there would risk tearing or rupturing that already-thinned wall. Aneurysms are instead managed by surgical repair or endovascular techniques designed to exclude the sac (e.g., clipping or coiling for cerebral aneurysms, or graft/stent‑grafts for aortic aneurysms). The other choices are incorrect: aneurysms can be treated, pacemakers are unrelated, and drug reactions are not the primary reason angioplasty is inappropriate.
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