Riverdale, Iowa - Overview: 2000 Census: Counts: Percentages: Total Population: Total Population: 656: 100.00% : Population by Race: Asian alone: 1: 0.15%: Black or African American alone: 4: 0.61%: Some other race alone: 3: 0.46%: Two or more races: 6: 0.91%: White alone: 642: 97.87% : Population by Hispanic or Latino Origin (of any race) Persons Not of Hispanic or Latino Origin: 641: 97.71%
balloon angioplasty. [bÉloÌoÌnâ²]. a method of dilating or opening an obstructed blood vessel by threading a small, balloon-tipped catheter into the vessel. The balloon is inflated to compress arteriosclerotic lesions against the walls of the vessel, leaving a larger lumen, through which blood can pass.
Angioplasty is a term describing a procedure used to widen vessels narrowed by stenoses or occlusions. There are various types of these procedures and their names are associated with the type of vessel entry and equipment used.ngioplasty is a term describing a procedure used to widen vessels narrowed by stenoses or occlusions. There are various types of these procedures and their names are associated with the type of vessel entry and equipment used.