ANGIOPLASTY AND STENT PLACEMENT

Balloon Angioplasty involves inflating a high pressure balloon in an area of narrowing forcing the vessel open. It is most often done at the time of the angiogram.
A Stent is a metallic framework which helps to hold the vessel open and is inserted collapsed inside of a catheter and released in the vessel

In many cases, interventional radiologists can open blocked or narrowed blood vessels caused by peripheral arterial disease or other conditions. Interventional radiologists can often treat blocked blood vessels without surgery. If you have angioplasty you may be admitted overnight for observation.

Thrombolytic Therapy This treatment is used if the blockage in an artery is caused by a blood clot. Thrombolytic drugs that dissolve clots are injected through a catheter to eliminate the clot and restore blood flow.