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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
Working / Worked
Well it works but only if you take care of yourself.
Working / Worked
is this a stint?
Working / Worked
easy painless and helpful.
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easy painless and helpful.
Working / Worked
I had my angioplasty in Feb. 2006. I had a nonmedicated stent inserted and experienced immediate relief of symptoms. The procedure was uneventful.
Working / Worked
NO problems
Somewhat Helpful
not really helpful on it's own but the stents are somewhat helpful.
Somewhat Helpful
My father had angioplasty in 1993 on 3 arteries.
Somewhat Helpful
had it done several times.
Somewhat Helpful
3 stents, all 3 collapsed before 2 yrs.
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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]
