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Angioplasty

Alternative Names:

Balloon angioplasty; Coronary angioplasty; Coronary artery angioplasty; Cardiac angioplasty; PTCA; Percutaneous transluminal coronary angioplasty; Heart artery dilatation
Risks:

The risks for any anesthesia are:

The risks for any surgery are:

  • Bleeding
  • Infection

Additional risks include:

  • Complete obstruction of blood flow to an area of the heart (a small risk, less than 1%; a heart surgery team is on standby)
  • Damage to a valve or blood vessel
  • Stroke
  • Arrhythmia
  • Bleeding in the groin (or other catheter access site)
  • Kidney failure
  • Allergic reaction to the X-ray dye
  • Death
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