Coronary Angioplasty is a medical procedure to which opens up blocked blood vessels thereby restoring blood flew to the heart muscles. These blood vessels are also known as coronary arteries.
Coronary Angioplasty may be needed to reduce chest pain caused by reduced blood flow to the heart muscles. Minimize damage to the heart muscle from a heart attack.
This procedure is sometimes done as an emergency procedure after an angina or heart attack.
It is done by threading a catheter (thin tube) through a small puncture in a leg or arm artery to the heart. The blocked artery is opened by inflating a tiny balloon in it.
Having an angioplasty within the first hours after a heart attack may reduce your risk of complications. Timing can be crucial. The faster you receive treatment for a heart attack, the lower the risk of heart failure, other complications, and death.