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Coronary angioplasty (AN-jee-o-plas-tee), also called percutaneous coronary intervention.
- procedure used to open clogged heart arteries.
- uses a tiny balloon catheter that is inserted in a blocked blood vessel to help widen it and improve blood flow to the heart.
- often combined with the placement of a small wire mesh tube called a stent.

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• surgeon makes a small incision in the groin or arm and inserts a thin tube, called a catheter, into the artery.                               • catheter includes a small balloon and a small wire tube, called a stent.                       • once the catheter is in place, a dye is injected and X-rays are taken, which tell the physician exactly where the blockages are and how narrow the artery is.                   • the doctor will then inflate the balloon, opening the stent and pushing it against the artery wall.                                                 • after the procedure is complete, the cells that line the blood vessel will grow around the stent, holding it in place.              • the whole procedure usually lasts 30 minutes but may last as long as several hours.

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bleeding, clotting, or bruising at the point of insertion

scar tissue or blood clots forming in the stent

an irregular heartbeat, or arrhythmia

damage to a blood vessel, heart valve, or artery

a heart attack

kidney damage, especially in people who have preexisting kidney problems

an infection

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There are two main types of angioplasty:

Balloon angioplasty, which involves using the pressure of an inflating balloon to clear plaque that is blocking an artery. This is rarely done alone except in cases when doctors are unable to place a stent in the required position.

Stent placement in the artery, which involves a tube, or stent, made out of wire mesh. Stents help to prevent an artery narrowing again after angioplasty.

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• recovery takes about a week
• approximately 600,000 angioplasty procedures are performed each year in the United States.
• most people feel an overwhelming sense of relief when symptoms like chest pain and shortness of breath have resolved.
• even though the patient will feel better, their medication shall be continued.
• driving isn't advised for those who just got their surgery.

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Spring, B., et al. (2014). Healthy lifestyle change and subclinical atherosclerosis in young adults. Coronary artery risk development in young adults (CARDIA) study.

https://www.hopkinsmedicine.org/health/treatment-tests-and-therapies/angioplasty-and-stent-placement-for-the-heart

https://medlineplus.gov/ency/article/007473.htm

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Bainbridge D, et al. J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg. 2007.

Spring, B., et al. (2014). Healthy lifestyle change and subclinical atherosclerosis in young adults. Coronary artery risk development in young adults (CARDIA) study.

Ünver S, et al. Int J Health Sci (Qassim). 2018.

Association of Physicians of India. J Assoc Physicians India. 2006.

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Bainbridge D, et al. J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg. 2007.

Spring, B., et al. (2014). Healthy lifestyle change and subclinical atherosclerosis in young adults. Coronary artery risk development in young adults (CARDIA) study.

Ünver S, et al. Int J Health Sci (Qassim). 2018.

Association of Physicians of India. J Assoc Physicians India. 2006.

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Bainbridge D, et al. J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg. 2007.

Spring, B., et al. (2014). Healthy lifestyle change and subclinical atherosclerosis in young adults. Coronary artery risk development in young adults (CARDIA) study.

Ünver S, et al. Int J Health Sci (Qassim). 2018.

Association of Physicians of India. J Assoc Physicians India. 2006.

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Bainbridge D, et al. J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg. 2007.

Spring, B., et al. (2014). Healthy lifestyle change and subclinical atherosclerosis in young adults. Coronary artery risk development in young adults (CARDIA) study.

Ünver S, et al. Int J Health Sci (Qassim). 2018.

Association of Physicians of India. J Assoc Physicians India. 2006.

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Bainbridge D, et al. J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg. 2007.

Spring, B., et al. (2014). Healthy lifestyle change and subclinical atherosclerosis in young adults. Coronary artery risk development in young adults (CARDIA) study.

Ünver S, et al. Int J Health Sci (Qassim). 2018.

Association of Physicians of India. J Assoc Physicians India. 2006.