2025年3月4日 · Angioplasty is a procedure that creates more space inside an artery that has plaque built up inside it. Your healthcare provider uses a tiny balloon to force plaque against the artery walls so blood can get through your artery. Often, they also place a stent or tube inside the newly opened space to keep it open. What is angioplasty?

2023年6月26日 · Angioplasty is a conventional treatment for coronary heart disease (CHD) and heart attacks (acute coronary syndrome). In these conditions, there is a buildup of plaque, or atherosclerosis, on...

2024年11月30日 · Angioplasty is a catheterization procedure that opens arteries blocked or narrowed by a sticky material called plaque. The surgery involves passing a long, thin, flexible tube called a catheter across the atherosclerotic plaque that is causing the blockage.

2025年1月16日 · Angioplasty is a minimally invasive procedure used to treat atherosclerosis, a plaque buildup in the artery walls, as well as peripheral artery disease, by opening the coronary arteries and restoring blood flow to the heart and the rest of the body.

2023年11月7日 · Coronary angioplasty treats vessels, called coronary arteries, which deliver blood to heart muscles. A tiny balloon on a narrow tube, called a catheter, is used to widen a clogged artery and improve blood flow. Angioplasty is often followed by the placement of a small wire mesh tube called a stent.

Angioplasty is a procedure used to open blocked coronary arteries caused by coronary artery disease. It restores blood flow to the heart muscle without open-heart surgery. Angioplasty can be done in an emergency setting, such as a heart attack.

2020年11月13日 · Angioplasty is a procedure to widen or open a blocked or narrowed artery. It restores normal blood flow through diseased arteries. Angioplasty is used on renal (kidney) arteries, carotid (neck) arteries, cerebral (brain) arteries, and coronary (heart) arteries.