# Andreas Gruentzig

> Andreas Roland Grüntzig was a German American radiologist and cardiologist, with foundational interest, training, and research in epidemiology and angiology. He is known for being the first to develop successful balloon angioplasty for expanding lumens of narrowed arteries. He was born in Dresden.

*German surgeon (1939–1985)*

**Canonical URL:** https://fame.am/person/andreas-gruentzig

## Identity
- **Profile type:** Academic ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q39631))
- **Category:** Academics
- **Country:** Germany
- **Born:** 1939-06-25
- **Died:** 1985-10-27
- **Status:** deceased
- **Gender:** male

## Bio

Imported from discovery source: wikidata-dump

## Fame
- **Popularity score:** 48.6 / 100
- **Momentum:** 5.7 / 100  (trend: RISING)
- **Historical depth:** 10.3 / 100
- **Now attention:** 0.0 / 100
- **Source confidence:** 60.0 / 100
- **Profile completeness:** 55.0 / 100

## Sources
- [Андреас Гринциг](https://sr.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%90%D0%BD%D0%B4%D1%80%D0%B5%D0%B0%D1%81_%D0%93%D1%80%D0%B8%D0%BD%D1%86%D0%B8%D0%B3)
- [أندرياس غرونتزيغ](https://ar.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D8%A3%D9%86%D8%AF%D8%B1%D9%8A%D8%A7%D8%B3_%D8%BA%D8%B1%D9%88%D9%86%D8%AA%D8%B2%D9%8A%D8%BA)
- [اندرياس جرونتزيج](https://arz.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D8%A7%D9%86%D8%AF%D8%B1%D9%8A%D8%A7%D8%B3_%D8%AC%D8%B1%D9%88%D9%86%D8%AA%D8%B2%D9%8A%D8%AC)
- [Andreas Roland Grüntzig](https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Andreas_Roland_Gr%C3%BCntzig)
- [Αντρέας Γκρύντσιγκ](https://el.wikipedia.org/wiki/%CE%91%CE%BD%CF%84%CF%81%CE%AD%CE%B1%CF%82_%CE%93%CE%BA%CF%81%CF%8D%CE%BD%CF%84%CF%83%CE%B9%CE%B3%CE%BA)
- [Andreas Gruentzig](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Andreas_Gruentzig)
- [Andreas Roland Grüntzig](https://es.wikipedia.org/wiki/Andreas_Roland_Gr%C3%BCntzig)
- [Andreas Gruentzig](https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Andreas_Gruentzig)
- [Andreas Roland Grüntzig](https://it.wikipedia.org/wiki/Andreas_Roland_Gr%C3%BCntzig)
- [Андреас Гринциг](https://mk.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%90%D0%BD%D0%B4%D1%80%D0%B5%D0%B0%D1%81_%D0%93%D1%80%D0%B8%D0%BD%D1%86%D0%B8%D0%B3)
- [Andreas Grüntzig](https://pl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Andreas_Gr%C3%BCntzig)
- [Andreas Grüntzig](https://pt.wikipedia.org/wiki/Andreas_Gr%C3%BCntzig)
- [Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q77799)

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