Angioplasty and stent placement - heart : Before the Procedure (Drug-eluting stents, PCI, Percutaneous coronary intervention, Balloon angioplasty, Coronary angioplasty, Coronary artery angioplasty, Cardiac angioplasty, PTCA, Percutaneous transluminal coronary angioplasty, Heart artery dilatation)

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Angioplasty and stent placement - heart

Alternate Names : Drug-eluting stents, PCI, Percutaneous coronary intervention, Balloon angioplasty, Coronary angioplasty, Coronary artery angioplasty, Cardiac angioplasty, PTCA, Percutaneous transluminal coronary angioplasty, Heart artery dilatation

Before the Procedure

Angioplasty is often performed when you go to the hospital or emergency room for chest pain, or after a heart attack. If you are admitted to the hospital for angioplasty when it is not an emergency:

Tell your doctor what drugs you are taking, even drugs or herbs you bought without a prescription.
You will usually be asked not to drink or eat anything for 6 to 8 hours before the test.
Take the drugs your doctor told you to take with a small sip of water.
Tell your doctor if you are allergic to seafood, if you have had a bad reaction to contrast material or iodine in the past, if you are taking Viagra, or if you might be pregnant.

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Review Date : 12/13/2008
Reviewed By : Larry A. Weinrauch MD, Assistant Professor of Medicine, Harvard Medical School, Cardiovascular Disease and Clinical Outcomes Research, Watertown, MA. Review provided by VeriMed Healthcare Network. Also reviewed by David Zieve, MD, MHA, Medical Director, A.D.A.M., Inc.

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