Angioplasty is a minimally invasive procedure used to widen narrowed or blocked arteries. Your arteries can become blocked up over time from deposits of plaque — the buildup of fat, cholesterol, cells ...
As compared with thrombolytic therapy, primary percutaneous transluminal coronary angioplasty (PTCA) in acute myocardial infarction reduces the rates of death, reinfarction, and stroke, but recurrent ...