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Andreas Gruentzig

German surgeon (1939-1985) · Germany · On the map · Doctors · Died at 46

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.

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