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Advantages And Procedures Of Angioplasty

Coronary angioplasty is a procedure used to clear blocked heart arteries so that blood can flow through more easily. A tiny balloon catheter is placed during an angioplasty procedure to assist widen a blood artery that has become narrowed and enhance blood flow to the heart. Chest pain and breathlessness are examples of artery blockage symptoms that angioplasty can help with. A clogged artery can be opened rapidly with an angioplasty during a heart attack to lessen the damage to the heart.<br><br>

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Advantages And Procedures Of Angioplasty

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  1. Coronaryangioplastyisaprocedureusedtoclearblockedheartarteriessothatbloodcanflow throughmoreeasily.Atinyballooncatheterisplacedduringanangioplastyproceduretoassist widenabloodarterythathasbecomenarrowedandenhancebloodflowtotheheart.Chestpain andbreathlessnessareexamplesofarteryblockagesymptomsthatangioplastycanhelpwith.A cloggedarterycanbeopenedrapidlywithanangioplastyduringaheartattacktolessen the damagetotheheart. • Stents • Angioplasty isfrequentlypairedwiththeimplantationofastent,whichis atinywiremesh tube. Thestentaidsin keepingthearteryopen,reducingthelikelihoodoffurthernarrowing.The majorityofstents haveamedicationcoatingtoassistmaintainthearteryopen. • Whyit’sneeded? • Theaccumulationof fattyplaquesinthebloodarteriesoftheheartistreatedusingangioplasties. Atherosclerosisis aformofcardiacdiseasethatthis accumulationrepresents. • Youcangoforangioplastyif: • Yourhearthealth hasn’timproveddespiteyourattemptsatmedicationandlifestyle adjustments. • Youareexperiencingworseningangina(chestdiscomfort). • Youexperienceaheartattack.Acloggedarterycanbeopenedwithangioplasty, minimizingheartdamage. • Whatdoes angioplastytreat? • Anangioplasty is aprocedureusedtotreatatherosclerosis,orabuild-up ofplaqueinyour arteriesconsistingoffatandcholesterol,invariouslocationsthroughoutyourbody.Ifa narrowedorblockedcoronaryarterypreventsyourheartfromreceivingtheoxygenitneeds, resultingin chestpainand/oraheartattack,coronaryangioplasty,alsoknownaspercutaneous coronaryintervention,canhelpyou. • During the procedure • Acardiaccatheterizationlaboratory isaspecialized operatingroomwhereangioplastyiscarried outbyaheartspecialist(cardiologist)andagroupoftrainedcardiovascularnursesand technicians. • Groin,arm,orwristarteriesareusedtoexecuteangioplasties.Sedatives willbeadministeredto helpyourelax. • What happensafterangioplasty?

  2. Your doctor will remove the catheters and apply a bandage to the area where the catheters were inserted into your skin. Someone might be applying pressure on the wound to halt the bleeding. Theremay afterwardbesorenessorbruising. • You’lllikelyspendthenightatthehospitalwhileyourvitals aremonitoredandyourmedications areadjusted.Theweekfollowingangioplasty,you shouldbeabletogobacktoworkoryour regularschedule. • Drinkalot ofwaterwhenyougethometohelpyourbodyriditselfofthecontrastdye.Forat leastadayafter,refrainfromdoinganyvigorousexerciseorliftinganythingheavy.Inquirewith yourdoctorornurseaboutanyadditionalactivitylimitations. • Whatare theadvantages of angioplasty? • Itislessriskyandthecostofangioplastyislesscomparedtootherheartsurgeries. • Onewoundfromthecathetersandaminorwoundfrom yourIVwillbetheonly wounds youhave. • Ifyourequireastent,yourdoctorcanimplantitduringyourangioplasty. • Ifyourdoctor advisesangioplasty,youcan consultoneofthebestheartspecialistsinRanchiat OrchidMedicalCentre.Thecostofangioplasty islessercomparedtootherheartsurgeries.At OrchidMedical Centrewehavethestate-of-the-artCardiacCatheterization Lab(Cath Lab)for performingAngiographyandAngioplastyfromthebestcardiologistsin Ranchi. • TAG-AngiographyIn Ranchi,AngioplastyIn Ranchi,BestHospitalInRanchi

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