| Hospitals of peripheral angioplasty in India has a | | | | to help keep an artery opened. The procedure is |
| mission is to improve the quality of patient care | | | | performed under local anesthesia and sedation. |
| and the productivity of health care delivery | | | | You may have your procedure as an outpatient |
| through the development and advocacy of less | | | | or stay overnight. Light activity may be resumed |
| invasive medical devices and procedures. Discover | | | | shortly after the procedure and full activity in |
| how Indian medical science is advancing patient | | | | about one week. |
| care in a variety of medical areas by exploring | | | | Risk Factors for Coronary Artery Heart Disease |
| the information below. India is quickly becoming | | | | Smoking is one of the most important risk |
| the new medical destination for rest of the world | | | | factors for developing coronary artery disease. |
| residents in search of affordable medicine and | | | | Smokers have a significantly increased risk of |
| heart care. More than 115,000 visitors from all | | | | early heart attack. There are a number of factors |
| over the world visit India every year for | | | | that are important in promoting coronary artery |
| peripheral angioplasty and receive medical care in | | | | disease. Many of these factors cause an abnormal |
| the region. India is capable of serving more than | | | | arterial wall lining to develop and lead to hardening |
| twice that number of patients, dramatically | | | | of the arteries (atherosclerosis). Once |
| reducing the cost of heart surgery for many | | | | arteriosclerosis does develop smoking may cause |
| abroad patients. India is home to one of the | | | | a heart attack to happen.The positive effects of |
| highest numbers of physicians, dentists and | | | | stopping smoking are seen within a matter of |
| pharmacies per capita. Hospitals of peripheral | | | | hours. It is never too late to stop smoking. Those |
| angioplasty in India are recording increasing | | | | patients who stop smoking after a heart attack, |
| number of international patients for heart surgery. | | | | angioplasty or bypass surgery have a much |
| | | | | better prognosis than those who continue to |
| Peripheral angioplasty is a procedure that has | | | | smoke do. |
| grown rapidly in the last two decades. The same | | | | High blood pressure hypertension is one of the |
| atherosclerosis that involves the heart arteries | | | | most common risk factors for heart disease and |
| can involve any artery in the body. The most | | | | stroke. Hypertension can be a silent killer, for until |
| common arteries to be involved are those which | | | | the disease is very advanced, there are no |
| supply the legs (causing cramps when walking, | | | | symptoms of high blood pressure. It is important |
| known as claudication), those to the brain known | | | | to have your blood pressure checked regularly |
| as the carotid arteries (causing strokes) and the | | | | and to follow-up with your doctor is high readings |
| arteries to the kidneys (causing high blood | | | | are seen. Normal blood pressure is less than or |
| pressure). | | | | equal to 120 over 80 (120/80). High blood |
| The same risk factors for coronary artery | | | | pressure is greater than 140/90. The top number |
| disease are associated with peripheral vascular | | | | is the systolic blood pressure and the bottom |
| disease. Controlling these factors can help control | | | | number is the diastolic. Blood pressure can often |
| symptoms. | | | | be lowered, when it is high, by exercise, weight |
| There are noninvasive tests, which may help your | | | | reduction and a low salt diet. These measures |
| doctor learn if the blood flow through the arteries | | | | should be undertaken only under the supervision |
| is impeded and if so may order an angiogram. | | | | of your doctor. There are a number of excellent |
| The procedure of peripheral angioplasty is | | | | medications to treat high blood pressure and |
| performed using a catheter and a balloon to | | | | when successful, lower the risk of heart attack |
| expand a narrowed artery. Stents are often used | | | | and stroke. |