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Angioplasty is the mechanical alteration of a narrowed or totally obstructed vascular lumen, generally caused by atheroma (the lesion of atherosclerosis). more at Wikipedia
Treatment Success Rate
| Top 5 Communities | ||
| Condition | Members | Success |
| Coronary Heart Disease | 108 |
93% |
| Arteriosclerosis | 12 |
83% |
| Heart Attack | 2 |
100% |
| Heart Failure | 1 |
100% |
| Amputees | 1 |
100% |
Overall, 92% (124
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Angioplasty Reviews
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Found the problem.....
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I didnt find angioplasty as "EASY" as the stories I had heard before my surgery. All I heard was oh you can go back to work the next day.Well, I wasnt prepared to I had angioplasty and feel I needed more like three to four days after that.
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This was scary but painless.
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appears to have worked
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fair but still alot of pain
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I had a stent placed in an artery with no reaction and all worked well.
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My hubby had 3 stents inserted into his heart three years ago this coming May
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had two put in. So far is working okay
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soothing
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worked for a while, while they placed the stints
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Angioplasty for Coronary Heart Disease
hi doug, thanks for posting these questions, had angioplasty in nov 2006, 2 stents put in. [More] -
Angioplasty or not; that is the question!
Thanks for the info, I did look into this a year ago but my doctor had not heard of it and information from users was vague. So I have posted a topic... [More] -
Angioplasty or not; that is the question!
Many thanks for your communication Banff. Your health over the last months has changed your life I'm sure. You seem to be dealing with it though and a... [More] -
Angioplasty or not; that is the question!
Hi everybody, I am a newcomer to this forum and would like to say hello from England to the circle of people coming to terms with Angina. I was diagn... [More] -
Angioplasty for Arteriosclerosis
Tell us about your personal experience with Angioplasty as a treatment: Has it worked? Have you had any issues? Any recommendations or tips? [More]
