What is angioplasty?

Angioplasty is a method of extended arteries that have become blocked, usually arteries leading to the heart, in which case the procedure is called coronary angioplasty . Tesky can be blocked for many reasons, the most common of which atherosclerosis, a disease characterized by plaque accumulation in arteries. As soon as this condition is commonly known as the "hardening of arteries", lifestyle factors under your control, including smoking and high -fat diet, as well as factors outside your control, such as genetics and environmental factors.

Angina, chest pain, indicating the lack of oxygen flow to the heart, is a warning signal of narrowing or blocked arteries. If diet and medication do not check angina, your doctor will probably recommend balloon angioplasty. Angioplasty has become quite common and relatively safe and is much less disturbed than the operation with the open hill that preceded it.

In the angioplasty of the balloon, the wire is inserted into a large artery in the foot or arm and on theInserted into an area that is blocked. Then a balloon catheter is bound and placed in a blocked area. The balloon is then inflated to expand the walls of the artery and reduce the blockade. In some cases, simple angioplasty of the balloon is not enough, for example, if the artery walls are not strong enough to hold the shape made by an inflated balloon. In this case, angioplasty would also place stent , a wire mesh that inflates the balloon, but stays behind when the balloon is withdrawn to support the walls of the arteries.

Not all blockages are of course coronary and angioplasty is not limited to the arteries leading to the heart. Many people have artery blocking in arms or legs, conditions that can lead to unpleasant swelling or swelling in their hands or feet, as liquids on the limbs due to poor circulation. In these cases, the technique is known as peripheral angioplasty .