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Treatments that may follow angiograms
Based on the nature and extent of the condition,
the cardiologist will use the results of the angiogram (coronary artery x-ray)
to determine the most appropriate treatments/interventions, which may include
the following:
 | Balloon Angioplasty
(Percutaneous transluminal coronary angioplasty; PTCA): A
procedure in which the cardiologist uses a balloon-tipped catheter to press
plaque back against the artery wall to allow for better blood flow in the
artery. |
| Coronary Stenting: A
small metal structure called a stent is inserted into the artery. The
stent acts as scaffolding, keeping the artery wall stretched and maintaining
adequate blood flow through the vessels. |
| Coronary bypass surgery:
A procedure in which a segment of a blood vessel from another part of the body
(usually the leg) is used to reroute blood flow around a clogged artery
supplying blood to the heart. If there are two, three, four or five
clogged arteries, the situation may call for a double, triple, quadruple or
quintuple bypass. |
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SilverHawk:
Plaque Excision
System is a unique device, which uses a tiny rotating blade the size of a
grain of rice to shave away large quantities of plaque from inside the
artery. As it is excised, the plaque collects in the tip of the device and
then is removed from the patient. Removing harmful plaque from the artery
restores normal blood flow to the legs and can return patients to an active
lifestyle. Click
Here for further information on the SilverHawk and
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for further information on PVD/PAD and the 3 steps of SilverHawk. |
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CryoPlasty Therapy:
In CryoPlasty
Therapy, the physician delivers a very small balloon through a thin tube
(catheter) into the blood vessel to the site of the blockage. The PolarCath
Balloon Catheter is filled with nitrous oxide gas (rather than saline
solution as in traditional angioplasty), which cools and turns into a gas,
expanding the balloon. The gas gently cools the inside of the blood vessel,
which weakens the plaque as it opens up the blockage.
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on the picture for more information. This procedure is done for patients
with PVD or PAD |
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Carotid Stenting:
A procedure used to open up
blocked or narrowed carotid arteries. |
Key Benefits
| In all cardiac treatments/interventions the
goal and achievements are the same. To make sure the heart muscle is
getting adequate blood supply to it, preventing Ischemia (damaged muscle
tissue). |
| In both PVD/PAD treatments, the
goal is the same. To open up the artery so that the oxygenated blood supply
can get to the lower extremities (legs). In some cases, preventing
amputation. |
| In the stenting of carotid
arteries, the goal is to open up the arteries so that the brain can get
adequate oxygenated blood supply to it. |
Interventional
Cardiology
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