Alternate Names : Balloon Angioplasty, Cardiac Angioplasty, Coronary Angioplasty, Coronary Artery Angioplasty, Heart Artery Dilatation, Percutaneous Transluminal Coronary Angioplasty, PTCA

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Coronary Artery Balloon Angioplasty - Series: Procedure, part 3

The first catheter is exchanged out over the guidewire for a guiding catheter and the guidewire is removed. A smaller guidewire is advanced across the blocked section of the coronary artery and a balloon -tipped tube is positioned so the balloon part of the tube is beside the blockage. The balloon is then inflated for a few seconds to compress the blockage against the artery wall. Then the balloon is deflated. The doctor may repeat this a few times, each time pumping up the balloon a little more to widen the passage for the blood to flow through. This treatment may be repeated at each blocked site in the coronary arteries

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1. Cardiac Catheterization
2. Atherosclerosis
3. Stable Angina
4. Cholesterol Producers
5. Coronary Artery Balloon Angioplasty - Series
1. Normal anatomy
2. Indication
3. Procedure, part 1
4. Procedure, part 2
5. Procedure, part 3
6. Procedure, part 4
7. Procedure, part 5
8. Aftercare, part 1
9. Aftercare, part 2

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