Coronary Artery Stenting
A minimally invasive procedure where a small mesh tube (stent) is placed in a narrowed or blocked coronary artery to restore blood flow to the heart muscle.
Cardiology remains a medical specialty and many aspects of care of Cardiac Patients involves lifestyle changes and the use of medications to manage symptoms, blood pressure, cholesterol, diabetes and the medical management of conditions such as heart failure. However, over the years with the advent of newer technologies many previously surgical therapies now fall in the Cardiologists domain.
Examples of this include dealing with blocked arteries with balloon angioplasty and Coronary Stenting procedures, Pacemaker implantation, Electrical Cardioversion to deal with abnormal rhythms of the heart and techniques such as Ablation of parts of the heart’s electrical system to cure some arrhythmias. Coronary Artery Bypass Surgery and the management of most significant heart valve problems still remains a surgical procedure and are not discussed here.
A minimally invasive procedure where a small mesh tube (stent) is placed in a narrowed or blocked coronary artery to restore blood flow to the heart muscle.
Implantable devices that regulate the heart’s rhythm by sending electrical impulses to prompt the heart to beat at a normal rate, used in conditions like bradycardia.
evices implanted in patients at risk of sudden cardiac arrest; they monitor heart rhythms and deliver shocks if a life-threatening arrhythmia is detected.
A medical procedure that restores a normal heart rhythm in people with certain types of abnormal heartbeats (arrhythmias), typically performed using electrical shocks or medication.