Heart Treatments

Percutaneous Transluminal Coronary Angioplasty

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Percutaneous transluminal coronary angioplasty (PTCA), a minimally invasive technique, unblocks coronary arteries that have been clogged in order to increase blood flow to the heart muscle. The groin area is first made numb with local anesthetic. The artery that runs down the leg, the femoral artery, is then punctured by the physician. Percutaneous transluminal coronary angioplasty (PTCA), a minimally invasive technique, unblocks coronary arteries that have been clogged in order to increase blood flow to the heart muscle. The groin area is first made numb with local anesthetic. The artery that runs down the leg, the femoral artery, is then punctured by the physician.

Heart Treatments

Percutaneous Transluminal Coronary Angioplasty

-Treatment-

Percutaneous transluminal coronary angioplasty (PTCA), a minimally invasive technique, unblocks coronary arteries that have been clogged in order to increase blood flow to the heart muscle. The groin area is first made numb with local anesthetic. The artery that runs down the leg, the femoral artery, is then punctured by the physician. Percutaneous transluminal coronary angioplasty (PTCA), a minimally invasive technique, unblocks coronary arteries that have been clogged in order to increase blood flow to the heart muscle. The groin area is first made numb with local anesthetic. The artery that runs down the leg, the femoral artery, is then punctured by the physician.

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