Andreas Gruentzig

Andreas Roland Grüntzig
Born(1939-06-25)25 June 1939
Dresden, Germany
Died27 October 1985(1985-10-27) (aged 46)
near Forsyth, Georgia, U.S.
Known forfirst developed successful balloon angioplasty

Andreas Roland Grüntzig (25 June 1939 – 27 October 1985) was a German 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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