Open a narrowed heart artery with a balloon and stent, with no open surgery needed.
Angioplasty (PTCA) threads a thin catheter from the wrist or groin to the blocked artery, inflates a balloon and places a drug-eluting stent to keep it open.
It is usually preceded by a coronary angiogram to map the blockages. Cost depends mainly on the number and type of stents required.
Patients with one or two significant blockages, or after a heart attack.
Most patients walk the same day and resume normal routines within a week.
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Expect about 3 days in hospital and around 7 days in the country in total, including tests before treatment and a check-up before you fly home. Most patients walk the same day and resume normal routines within a week.
Patients with one or two significant blockages, or after a heart attack. A specialist confirms whether it is right for you after a consultation.
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