Over the last several years angioplasty has exceeded coronary bypass surgery as the preferred way to treat coronary artery disease. The stents, narrow tubes inserted into the artery to facilitate ...

Percutaneous transluminal angioplasty (PCTA) is a surgical procedure to treat heart disease. It involves inserting a small balloon into the arteries to manage blockages or restore blood flow. A person ...

New studies and better drugs are leading to a decline in the popular procedure. March 27, 2008— -- WASHINGTON -- One day last week, three doctors here reached inside a man's leaky heart and ...

Angioplasty is a medical procedure that opens up a blocked or narrowed artery around the heart. Doctors also refer to angioplasty as percutaneous coronary intervention, or PCI. During angioplasty, a ...