Percutaneous coronary intervention (or Coronary Angioplasty) is often used to open the obstructed path of heart arteries. It happens with the help of a tiny balloon catheter tube that opens up the blocked blood vessel responsible for the poor blood flow.
Doctor place a small mesh wire called a stent. The stent helps to open up the arteries, further decreasing their chance of narrowing. These stents coated with medication helps to keep the patient's artery open. Sometimes in rare cases, bare-metal stents can be used.
Angioplasty improves many symptoms consisting of blocked arteries. These may occur in different forms, such as chest pain and shortness of breath. When a patient suffers from a heart attack, Angioplasty quickly opens up a blocked artery and nullifies any internal damage to your heart.