Balloon coronary angioplasty

Description:

When performing balloon angioplasty the general anesthesia therefore operation is performed under a local anesthesia that gives also advantage in the best control by the doctor of a condition of the patient as he can report about changes of health is not required. Use of balloon angioplasty can be considered an alternative to aortocoronary shunting for recovery of a blood-groove in vessels (as one of ways of treatment of coronary heart disease). The traditional method of aortocoronary shunting represents rather difficult open heart operation demanding use of artificial circulation.

As balloon angioplasty is carried out.

    * B a vessel on a hip or on a hand is entered under local anesthesia the special catheter supplied with a barrel
    * The catheter is brought to the place of a stenosis of a coronary artery
    * The cylinder is inflated, and pressure created thus destroys a plaque, recovering a vessel gleam
    * After surgical intervention of the patient transfer to the block of an intensive care for dynamic observation of an ECG then the catheter is removed

Before operation the angiographic research of vessels is conducted.

After removal of a catheter to the patient apply a bandage, and within one day the patient cannot go, but owing to the minimum injury of the procedure, the patient in several days will be able not only to go, but also to return to usual life, having even improved its quality.

Quite often, together with technology of balloon angioplasty stenting of coronary arteries is applied. The stent represents the small transformed mesh metal framework which is mounted on the same barrel by what angioplasty is carried out. After carrying out in a plaque zone the barrel with a stent extends to the normal diameter of a vessel, and the stent nestles on its walls. The implanted stent remains in a vessel constantly, any more never changes the form, keeping a vessel gleam open.

Possible complications of balloon angioplasty: bleeding in the place of a puncture; arrhythmias; allergic reaction to contrast at an angiography; thrombosis of a coronary artery in the place of a ballonirovaniye; development of a myocardial infarction.

Observance of recommendations of the doctor will allow to minimize risk of development of complications. After operation it is desirable to undergo inspection of vessels periodically. Operations of a ballonirovaniye recover a blood stream at once after holding all procedure therefore in case of resuming of pains behind a breast the patient should report about it to the doctor.