2006-09-12 04:39:49 · 6 answers · asked by satheesh 4 in Health ➔ Diseases & Conditions ➔ Heart Diseases
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90%, 10 of 100 have a problem or die
Risks
In most cases, there are no serious problems with coronary angioplasty, but as with all surgical procedures, it carries some risks.
Sometimes the small wound where the catheter was put in can get infected. Keep an eye on it after the operation to check it’s healing properly, and tell your GP if it becomes red and sore.
Occasionally, some people have an allergic reaction to the dye, which is used to show up the coronary arteries on X-ray. Tell your doctor if you have any allergies before the operation.
More serious complications are very rare, and mainly a risk for people who already have serious heart disease. They include heart attack, stroke and damage to a coronary artery caused by the catheter.
2006-09-12 04:43:14 · answer #1 · answered by god knows and sees else Yahoo 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Angioplasty Success Rate
2017-01-13 04:23:05 · answer #2 · answered by ? 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Angioplasty is a procedure done under local anaesthesia. We get to the blood vessel supplying blood to the heart muscle and remove blockages in the arteries supplying blood to the heart. There are three major arteries and branches supplying blood to the heart. When these blood vessels become narrow or blocked by deposits, the blood supply to the heart is reduced. When blood supply goes down, it usually produces what we call angina or pain in the heart. This is usually precipitated by exertion. Some groups of patients may not have the same symptoms. These are called cases of silent ischaemia. It goes unnoticed. Stress tests are commonly used to detect ischaemia. The confirmation is done by angiogram. When the arteries are blocked completely, they can produce heart attacks.
In angioplasty, we try to remove these blockages in order to re-establish the blood flow. Patients can usually get back to normal activity in three or four days.
When angioplasty was started and only the plain balloon was used, the balloon was used to compress the blockages. The occurrence of re-narrowing at the same site was found to be between 30 and 35 per cent. Compared to surgery, this was definitely a higher recurrence rate. But today, the regular use of newer devices, mainly the stent, has altered long-term results remarkably.
If the patient repeats angiography after six months can get the long-term benefits. This has provided us with information that shows that in respect of arteries where we used the stent judiciously with or without atherectomy, the long-term benefit was 88 to 90 per cent.
The experience of the operator is an important factor in consistently good long-term results. Restudies after angioplasty prove beyond doubt that long-term success is reproducible in single vessel and multi-vessel coronary artery diseases, provided the proper technique is used.
2006-09-12 04:57:35 · answer #3 · answered by adapoda 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Hi there !
Dont worry !
The success rate of angioplasty in India is very good and never ever go by the percetage etc..
Choose the best hospital and the good experienced cardiologist...and relaax..
By contacting your family doctor, he may be able to help you by giving the name of the best doctor available in your locality..
Best wishes..!
2006-09-12 08:33:40 · answer #4 · answered by suresh k 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
dont go on success rate India has great expertise on medical procedures and from all over world, all kind of partient flocking to india for its credibility. All over world medical procedures or even living carries a risk.So dont worry try some good hospital in india and relax and have quality life.Try the following link and see if it helps
http://www.healthcaretours.com
2006-09-13 00:57:17 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
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2006-09-12 04:41:53 · answer #6 · answered by a4kneekater 2 · 0⤊ 2⤋