http://thevisualmd.com/read_guide.php?idc=291 en-EN The Angioplasty Health Center includes the following topics: http://backend.userland.com/rss http://thevisualmd.com/health_centers/cardiovascular_health/angioplasty/when_arteries_become_blocked_video http://thevisualmd.com/health_centers/cardiovascular_health/angioplasty/when_arteries_become_blocked_video Thu, 21 Apr 2011 17:43:32 -0500
People who need angioplasty have blocked arteries, caused by a condition called atherosclerosis. Take a trip inside the vessels to see how they become blocked, ...]]> http://thevisualmd.com/health_centers/cardiovascular_health/angioplasty/watch_an_angioplasty_procedure_video http://thevisualmd.com/health_centers/cardiovascular_health/angioplasty/watch_an_angioplasty_procedure_video Wed, 20 Apr 2011 14:40:49 -0500
Step inside the OR to see an angioplasty procedure in action. Watch Dr. Peter Fail thread a tiny coil of metal called a stent through ...]]> http://thevisualmd.com/health_centers/cardiovascular_health/angioplasty/blood_supply_to_the_heart http://thevisualmd.com/health_centers/cardiovascular_health/angioplasty/blood_supply_to_the_heart Thu, 21 Apr 2011 17:33:40 -0500
Your heart is a hollow, muscular organ whose only job is to pump blood throughout your body. Because every cell in your body must have ...]]> http://thevisualmd.com/health_centers/cardiovascular_health/angioplasty/atherosclerosis_your_heart http://thevisualmd.com/health_centers/cardiovascular_health/angioplasty/atherosclerosis_your_heart Thu, 21 Apr 2011 17:34:43 -0500
Atherosclerosis, also known as hardening of the arteries and coronary heart disease, is largely caused by having an unhealthy lifestyle. It develops when we eat ...]]> http://thevisualmd.com/health_centers/cardiovascular_health/angioplasty/detecting_blockages http://thevisualmd.com/health_centers/cardiovascular_health/angioplasty/detecting_blockages Thu, 21 Apr 2011 17:35:04 -0500
If you have symptoms or risk factors for heart disease, your doctor can use different tests to evaluate heart function and detect blockages. Electrocardiograms, or ...]]> http://thevisualmd.com/health_centers/cardiovascular_health/angioplasty/angiogram_imaging http://thevisualmd.com/health_centers/cardiovascular_health/angioplasty/angiogram_imaging Wed, 20 Apr 2011 14:48:17 -0500
Once the catheter is in place, the contrast dye is injected through it to help the doctor look at the blockage on the angiogram. After ...]]> http://thevisualmd.com/health_centers/cardiovascular_health/angioplasty/how_angioplasty_works http://thevisualmd.com/health_centers/cardiovascular_health/angioplasty/how_angioplasty_works Wed, 20 Apr 2011 14:52:11 -0500
When an angiogram reveals a blockage in a coronary artery, the doctor may decide to perform an angioplasty, sometimes directly following the angiogram. Angioplasties may ...]]> http://thevisualmd.com/health_centers/cardiovascular_health/angioplasty/angioplasty_risks_complications http://thevisualmd.com/health_centers/cardiovascular_health/angioplasty/angioplasty_risks_complications Thu, 21 Apr 2011 17:36:10 -0500
Angioplasties are considered procedures, not surgeries. Major complications are uncommon, but as with all medical procedures, there are a number of possible risks and complications. The ...]]> http://thevisualmd.com/health_centers/cardiovascular_health/angioplasty/preventing_an_angioplasty http://thevisualmd.com/health_centers/cardiovascular_health/angioplasty/preventing_an_angioplasty Wed, 20 Apr 2011 14:54:11 -0500
With atherosclerosis, there's good news and there's bad news. The bad news is that atherosclerosis may be slow in developing, but its end results can ...]]> http://thevisualmd.com/health_centers/cardiovascular_health/angioplasty/3d_heart http://thevisualmd.com/health_centers/cardiovascular_health/angioplasty/3d_heart Wed, 20 Apr 2011 14:56:07 -0500
Your heart is the strongest muscle in your body. It pumps continuously without pause until the day you die. It is also the only muscle ...]]>