Atherectomy, in which the surgeon shaves off and removes strips of plaque from the blocked artery.
Laser angioplasty, in which a catheter with a laser tip is inserted to burn or break down the plaque.
Symptomatic ischemia is characterized by chest pain called angina pectoris.
An atherectomy is a surgical procedure to remove plaque from an artery.
Surgical procedures include percutaneous transluminal coronary angioplasty, coronary artery bypass graft surgery and experimental procedures; atherectomy; laser angioplasty; stent implants.
Insertion of a metal coil, called a stent, that can be implanted permanently to keep a blocked artery open. This stenting procedure is becoming more common.
Performed in a cardiac catheterization lab, atherectomy is also called removal of plaque from the coronary arteries. It can be used instead of, or along with, balloon angioplasty. Atherectomy is successful about 95% of the time
rotational, directional, and transluminal extraction. Rotational atherectomy uses a high speed rotating shaver to grind up plaque. Directional atherectomy was the first type approved, but is no longer commonly used
Atherectomy uses a rotating shaver or other device placed on the end of a catheter to slice away or destroy plaque
Myocardial ischemia is a coronary artery disease during which the heart tissue is slowly or suddenly starved of oxygen and other nutrients. Eventually, the affected heart tissue will die.
The day before atherectomy, the patient takes medication to prevent blood clots and may be asked to bathe and shampoo with an antiseptic skin cleaner
Describe how the Preston's treat Shiloh after his recovery
Surgical procedures include percutaneous transluminal coronary angioplasty and coronary artery bypass graft surgery.