However, instead of releasing a dye, this catheter carries a balloon on its tip. By inflating this balloon at the site of the blockage, the doctor can push the plaque back against thearterywalls. Typically, a small length of expandable metal mesh tubing (called a "stent") is then placed ...
Heart bypass surgery is usually chosen over angioplasty for patients with one or more of the following conditions: Narrowing of the left main coronary artery - Left main coronary artery is the main artery supplying blood to the heart. Even a small blockage or brief period of stoppage of ...
The balloon is then inflated to expand the walls of the artery and relieve the blockage. In some cases, a simple balloon angioplasty isn't sufficient, for example if the walls of the artery are not strong enough to hold the shape effected by the inflated balloon. In this case, the ...
Drug-coated angioplasty balloons for subjects with constriction or blockage in the leg arteries, specifically the Superficial Femoral or Popliteal Arteries: A pharmacokinetic study,Spectranetics,Interventional,Not Applicable
A thin tube is placed in a blood vessel in the leg or arm and threaded into the heart and into the opening of a coronary artery. Dye is put into the tube and goes into the artery. A special X-ray machine images the dye, showing narrowing or blockage of the artery. ...
angioplasty is carried out using the common femoral access to fix a blockage in the contralateral lower extremity. In this case a stiff guide wire is introduced from the right or the left common femoral arteries, into the abdominal aorta and down to the contralateral iliac and femoral vessels....
A very thin wire and a catheter is inserted into the incision and into the artery, which will be guided to the blockage near the heart. Dye is then injected into the catheter so that the doctor can closely examine the blockage with an imaging test. The special balloon, which is attached...