This procedure can be performed with a balloon catheter alone, or can involve a stent implant for the heart.
There are risks associated with any angioplasty or a stent implant procedure.
It is important to talk about these risks with your heart doctor. They may include infection, allergic reactions, coronary vessel damage, blood clots and death.
Bare-metal stents: a metal tube specially designed to provide support to help keep the artery open after angioplasty
Drug-eluting stents: a bare metal stent coated with a drug, that is released from the stent into the arterial wall over the time when a re-blockage is most likely to happen.
Ask your doctor for more information about the options available to you.
There are risks associated with any angioplasty or a stent implant procedure. It is important to talk about these risks with your heart doctor. They may include infection, allergic reactions, coronary vessel damage, blood clots and death.