Coronary Angioplasty

What is Coronary Angioplasty?
Coronary angioplasty, likewise called per-cutaneous coronary mediation, is a system used to open clogged heart arteries. Angioplasty involves temporarily inserting and inflating a tiny balloon where your artery is clogged to help widen the artery.
Angioplasty is often combined with the permanent placement of a small wire mesh tube called a stent to help prop the artery open and decrease its chance of narrowing again. A few stents are covered with pharmaceutical to help keep your artery route open (drug-eluting stents), while others are not (uncovered metal stents).
Angioplasty can enhance indications of blocked arteries, for example, chest agony and shortness of breath. Angioplasty can likewise be utilized amid a heart attack to immediately open a blocked conduit and lessen the measure of harm to your heart.


What are the treatment methods?
Stent placement- The vast majority who have angioplasty additionally have a stent set in their blocked vein amid a similar procedure. The stent is normally embedded in the artery after it's widened by the expanded balloon.


How a coronary angioplasty is performed?
A thin flexible tube called a catheter will be inserted into one of your arteries through an incision in your groin, wrist or arm. This is guided to the affected coronary artery using an X-ray video.
When the catheter is in place, a thin wire is guided down the length of the affected coronary artery, delivering a small balloon to the affected section of artery. This is then inflated to widen the artery, squashing fatty deposits against the artery wall so blood can flow through it more freely when the deflated balloon is removed.
If a stent is being used, this will be around the balloon before it's inserted. The stent will expand when the balloon is inflated and remains in place when the balloon is deflated and removed.
A coronary angioplasty usually takes between 30 minutes and two hours. If you're being treated for angina, you'll normally be able to go home later the same day or the day after you have the procedure. You'll need to avoid heavy lifting, strenuous activities and driving for at least a week.


What are the precautions after the surgery?
To keep your heart healthy after angioplasty, you should:

  • Quit smoking
  • Lower your cholesterol levels
  • Maintain a healthy weight
  • Control other conditions, such as diabetes and high blood pressure
  • Get regular exercise



What are the risks involved in angioplasty?
The most common angioplasty risks include:
Re-narrowing of your artery (restenosis).

  • Blood clots.
  • Bleeding
  • Heart attack
  • Coronary artery damage
  • Kidney problems.
  • Stroke.
  • Abnormal heart rhythms.



What is the cost of coronary angioplasty?
Coronary angioplasty cost is 5000 USD.


What is the success rate of coronary angioplasty?
Coronary angioplasty has a very high success rate which lies in an average of 90-95%.


How much time is required?
The procedure would take about 5-6 hours and the hospital stay would be a two or three days.