Coronary Angioplasty: Pros and Cons

Posted by: Tampa Cardio

On: June 23, 2015

What is coronary angioplasty and stenting? During an angioplasty, your doctor inflates a small balloon within your blocked blood vessel, improving your blood flow by widening the space that your blood has access to pass through. In some cases, a device called a stent, which is essentially a piece of wire mesh, is placed inside