| Peripheral Aangioplasty | | | | on blood thinning medication to help prevent blood |
| | | | | clots. |
| | | | Atherectomy : - Instead of pushing the plaque |
| The same risk factors for coronary artery | | | | against the wall of the artery, the plaque is |
| disease are associated with peripheral vascular | | | | scraped off and removed.... |
| disease. Controlling these factors can help control | | | | |
| symptoms... | | | | |
| | | | | Vascular Balloon Angioplasty: the procedure |
| What is peripheral vascular angioplasty? | | | | Before undergoing angioplasty procedure, the |
| A peripheral vascular angioplasty is the procedure | | | | patient is given a medication to help them relax. |
| used to open clogged arteries in the arms and | | | | The area of insertion is shaved and numbed. The |
| legs by inflating a tiny balloon in the artery. | | | | cardiologist then guides a sheath into the artery in |
| Patients needing peripheral angioplasty procedures | | | | the groin or arm. A catheter is inserted into the |
| suffer from peripheral vascular disease, a | | | | sheath and guided to the blocked area of the |
| condition caused by a narrowing of the arteries | | | | artery. An angiogram allows the cardiologist to |
| and/or obstruction of an artery by a clot or piece | | | | spot the narrowing in the artery. Once the artery |
| of plaque. There are several types of peripheral | | | | is located, a balloon-tipped catheter is then |
| angioplasty/stent procedures, including balloon | | | | inserted into the existing catheter and guided to |
| angioplasty, atherectomy, and laser procedures... | | | | the site. The balloon is then inflated to compress |
| | | | | the plaque against the artery wall.... |
| Balloon Angioplasty : - This is the most common | | | | |
| type of angioplasty procedure. A catheter is | | | | |
| guided into your clogged artery. A smaller | | | | |
| catheter with a balloon tip goes into the first | | | | Please log on to : Peripheral Angioplasty |
| catheter and a balloon is inflated to push the | | | | Please log on to : Heart Surgery |
| plaque against the artery wall and open the | | | | We Care Core Values |
| artery. The balloon is then deflated and the | | | | "We have a very simple business model that |
| catheter withdrawn. This procedure not only | | | | keeps you as the centre." |
| allows the compression of the plaque, but also | | | | Having the industry's most elaborate and exclusive |
| enlarges the artery. | | | | Patient Care and Clinical Coordination teams |
| Stent Placement : - A stent is a small stainless | | | | stationed at each partner hospital, we provide you |
| steel cage that is inserted into the artery after | | | | the smoothest and seamless care ever imagined. |
| angioplasty has been performed to help maintain | | | | With a ratio of one Patient Care Manager to five |
| patency of the artery. It may reduce the rate of | | | | patients our patient care standards are |
| restenosis (closing or narrowing of the artery). | | | | unmatched across the sub continent. |
| When stents are used, a patient may need to be | | | | |