Angioplasty

Injury	Disease	Nutrition	Poison

Symptoms	Surgery	Test	Special Topic

Cardiac catheterization

Atherosclerosis

Stable angina

Cholesterol producers

Coronary artery balloon angioplasty - series

Overview

Recovery

Risks

Angioplasty

Alternative Names:

Balloon angioplasty; Coronary angioplasty; Coronary artery angioplasty; Cardiac angioplasty; PTCA; Percutaneous transluminal coronary angioplasty; Heart artery dilatation

Risks:

The risks for any anesthesia are:

Reactions to medications
Problems breathing

The risks for any surgery are:

Bleeding
Infection

Additional risks include:

Complete obstruction of blood flow to an area of the heart (a small risk, less than 1%; a heart surgery team is on standby)
Damage to a valve or blood vessel
Stroke
Arrhythmia
Bleeding in the groin (or other catheter access site)
Kidney failure
Allergic reaction to the X-ray dye
Death

Review Date: 4/30/2004
Reviewed By: Fabian Arnaldo, M.D., Department of Cardiology, Henry Ford Hospital, Detroit, MI. Review provided by VeriMed Healthcare Network.

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