Percutaneous transluminal coronary angioplasty (PTCA, or balloon angioplasty) is performed in the cardiac cath lab. PTCA brings blood flow to a healthy level by opening arteries closed by fatty plaque. This occurs in the following steps: An expandable balloon catheter is placed into a narrow coronary artery. The balloon is inflated, compressing plaque against the […]
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Peripheral Angiography
A peripheral angiogram is an x-ray procedure used in the cardiac cath lab. A peripheral angiogram detects narrow or blocked peripheral arteries, the arteries in your legs. An x-ray solution is injected into an artery or arteries and an x-ray is used to capture images of blood flow through the arteries.