About the Angioplasty

Angioplasty is a procedure to treat clogged heart arteries and symptoms of clogged arteries like chest pain, nausea, shortness of breath, weakness or dizziness. The procedure involves using medical imaging to insert a catheter with a tiny inflatable balloon at the end to your blocked artery. Once in the correct position, the balloon is inflated to widen the artery and improve blood flow by pushing the plaque or the fatty deposits against the wall of the artery.  It can be done with a metal tube called a stent which is left inside of the blood vessel to help keep it open.

This procedure is often performed after a few hours of a heart attack to quickly open the blocked artery and reduce the damage to the heart.The procedure takes about 30-40 minutes.

Advantages of Angioplasty

Angioplasty offers life saving treatment for some conditions. A clogged artery can cause a lot of problems and can give you problems like chest pain and shortness of breath.

●    Angioplasty has been effective in treating heart diseases and its after effects by restoring blood flow to your heart. 

●    It can reduce the risk of stroke.

●    Improve the functioning of the heart and other organs.

●    Reduces the damage to your heart muscles.

●    It can immediately relieves chest pain and other symptoms. 

Risks

You should talk to your doctor about the risks of the procedure so as to be prepared for what to expect. Your level of risk generally depends on your condition. But you can look out for a few things.

●    Chances of the artery closing or collapsing again.

●    Some people might face side effects from the medications.

●    A blood clot inside the artery.

●    Bleeding inside the artery where the catheter is.

Top surgeon for angioplasty surgery in UAE & Kenya

• Aga Khan University Hospital, Kenya
• Mediheal hospital, nairobi
• Burjeel hospital,Abu Dhabi
• NMC healthcare UAE

Best surgeon for Angioplasty

• Dr. Naresh Trehan
• Dr. Ajay Kaul
• Dr. Naresh kumar mani

Precautions after angioplasty

There are a few things that you should keep in mind to speed up your recovery and avoid any chances of risks.

●    Regularly following recommended diet and light exercise.

●    Look out for symptoms of discomfort and get in touch with your doctor immediately if you face any.

●    Take your prescribed medicines regularly to prevent life threatening complications.

Wait until 3-4 weeks to do difficult tasks like lifting heavy objects and doing difficult exercises