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Carotid angioplasty and stenting
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Angioplasty, carotid
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Transient ischemic attack (TIA)
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(Transient ischemic attack (TIA))
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... and prevent a stroke. Depending on the cause of your TIA, your doctor may prescribe medication to reduce the tendency for blood to clot or may recommend surgery or a balloon procedure (angioplasty).
Medications ...
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Thrombophlebitis
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(Thrombophlebitis)
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... a clot blocking a vein in your pelvis or abdomen. To treat a persistently blocked vein, your doctor may recommend surgery to bypass the vein, or a nonsurgical procedure called angioplasty to open up the ...
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Ventricular fibrillation
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(Ventricular fibrillation)
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... areas of blockage.
Additionally, while the catheter is in position, your doctor may treat the blockage by performing an angioplasty, also known as coronary artery balloon dilation, balloon angioplasty ...
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Heart Disease
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(Heart Disease)
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... your doctor will recommend specific procedures or surgery to clear the blockages in your heart. A common procedure is coronary angioplasty, which is performed by placing a catheter in an artery in your ...
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Myocardial ischemia
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(Myocardial ischemia)
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Procedures to improve blood flow Sometimes more aggressive treatment is needed to improve blood flow. Surgical procedures that may help include:
Angioplasty and stenting. During angioplasty ...
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Heart attack
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(Heart attack )
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... visible on X-ray, revealing areas of blockage. Additionally, while the catheter is in position, your doctor may treat the blockage by performing an angioplasty, also known as coronary artery balloon dilation, ...
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Kawasaki disease
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(Kawasaki disease)
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... medications, such as aspirin, clopidogrel (Plavix), warfarin (Coumadin) and heparin, help prevent clots from forming.
Coronary artery angioplasty. This procedure opens arteries that have narrowed ...
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Small vessel disease
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(Small vessel disease)
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... fatigue
A lack of energy
If you've been treated for coronary artery disease with angioplasty and stents, and your signs and symptoms haven't gone away, you may also have small vessel disease.
When ...
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Intestinal ischemia
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(Intestinal ischemia)
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... done to diagnose the problem, it may be possible to simultaneously remove a blood clot or to open up a narrowed artery with angioplasty. Angioplasty involves using a balloon inflated at the end of a catheter ...
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Takayasu's arteritis
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(Takayasu's arteritis)
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... to the blocked artery, providing a bypass for blood to flow through.
Percutaneous angioplasty. During this procedure, a tiny balloon is threaded through a blood vessel and into the affected artery. Once ...
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Arteriosclerosis / atherosclerosis
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(Arteriosclerosis / atherosclerosis)
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... more aggressive treatment is needed. If you have severe symptoms or a blockage that threatens muscle or skin tissue survival, you may be a candidate for one of the following surgical procedures:
Angioplasty ...
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Broken heart syndrome
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(Broken heart syndrome)
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Procedures that are often used to treat a heart attack, such as balloon angioplasty and stent placement, or even surgery, are not helpful in treating broken heart syndrome. These procedures treat blocked ...
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Coarctation of the aorta
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(Coarctation of the aorta)
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... called balloon angioplasty.
Surgery There are several open-heart surgical techniques to repair aortic coarctation. Your doctor can discuss with you which type is most likely to successfully repair your ...
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Angioplasty, carotid
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(Angioplasty, carotid)
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See Carotid angioplasty and stenting ...
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Carotid angioplasty and stenting
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(Carotid angioplasty and stenting)
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Carotid angioplasty (kuh-ROT-id AN-je-oh-plas-te) is a procedure that opens clogged arteries to prevent or treat stroke. The carotid arteries are located on each side of your neck and are the main arteries ...
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Coronary angiogram
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(Coronary angiogram)
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... a detailed look at the inside of your blood vessels. If necessary, your doctor can perform procedures such as angioplasty during your coronary angiogram.
Your doctor may recommend that you have a ...
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Angina
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(Angina)
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... angioplasty and stenting, or coronary bypass surgery. The goals of treatment are to reduce the frequency and severity of your symptoms and to lower your risk of heart attack and death.
However, if you ...
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Brain aneurysm
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(Brain aneurysm)
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... to overcome the resistance of narrowed blood vessels. An alternative intervention to prevent stroke is angioplasty. In this procedure, a surgeon uses a catheter to inflate a tiny balloon that expands a ...
