What is Arterial Angioplasty and Stent?
Arteries throughout your body may become blocked over time due to a number of factors, including smoking, diabetes, high blood pressure, high cholesterol and obesity. This reduces blood flow to tissues and organs.
Angioplasty involves the mechanical dilation of narrowed or blocked arteries with a balloon catheter (thin plastic tube with an elongated inflatable balloon at its tip) to restore blood flow through the artery.
Stenting is an adjunctive technique where the artery is held open with a stent (metal mesh tube). The stent is a permanent implant that is positioned at the region of blockage and acts as a mechanical scaffold to support the vessel wall and keep it open.Â
Why perform Arterial Angioplasty and Stent?
This procedure may be beneficial to you if you suffer from leg pain when walking (intermittent claudication) or if you have tissue loss/ulceration in the legs due to blocked arteries. This procedure can also be helpful for people who have narrowed arteries that supply the kidneys, which can lead to high blood pressure that it difficult to control with medication.
How does Arterial Angioplasty and Stent work?
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