The field of Interventional Cardiology has been rapid innovation and path-breaking advances. People suffer from heart ailments like coronary artery disease and heart attacks with lifestyle changes and stress. In such cases, you should visit the best surgeon, undergo treatment, and care for your health and diet.
Angioplasty, introduced in 1964, has become a standard and highly effective treatment for opening clogged or blocked arteries supplying blood to the brain, heart, kidneys, arms, and legs. This minimally invasive procedure does not require the need for open surgery and spares you weeks of recovery time required for traditional procedures like cardiac artery bypass. The following are the symptoms of blocked or narrowed arteries:
Chest pain
Coronary arteries affect your heart muscle. A blockage causes pain around the organ. This procedure clears blocked arteries and relieves the chest pain associated with reduced blood flow to your heart. An emergency operation is often a life-saving measure during a heart attack to quickly open a blocked coronary artery and decrease permanent damage to the muscle.
Leg or arm pain
Muscle cramping and pain related to the blocked peripheral arteries, which carry blood to the regions outside your heart, are most common in the legs. The discomfort worsens with activities such as walking and cycling and decreases with rest. As the condition advances, the pain becomes constant and severe. Therefore, you should visit the cardiologist for diagnosis and treatment.
Swelling in lower extremities
Blockages or narrowing in the arteries carrying blood to your legs often cause swelling, skin discolouration, slow-healing skin wounds, and gangrene, leading to amputation. These signs make it necessary to visit a cardiologist soon.
Fatigue
Rather than feeling tired after a long day or sleepless night, fatigue creates an overwhelming sense of unexplained exhaustion and muscle weakness, making it difficult for you to accomplish even simple tasks. For instance, peripheral artery disease may result in difficulty in standing due to weakening leg muscles.
Stroke symptoms
Blockages in the arteries that carries blood to your brain can result in dizziness, confusion, sudden weakness, difficulty walking, and other stroke signs. Note that a stroke is a life-threatening emergency that requires immediate medical care. Therefore, angioplasty removes arterial blockages and reduces your chances of complications.
Worsening symptoms of atherosclerosis
Depending on the severity of the blockage, conservative treatments may include medications and lifestyle changes, such as an improved diet to reduce the risks associated with atherosclerosis. When your symptoms are severe or do not respond to conservative therapies, angioplasty may be your best treatment for relieving and reducing your chances of further complications from atherosclerosis.
Conclusion
Science has shown many advancements in treating patients with Coronary Artery Disease. Different surgery techniques include coronary balloon treatment, stenting, and bioresorbable vascular scaffolding. The decision on surgery or stenting depends on whether the patient has a single or multi-vessel disease, the nature and location of the block, diabetes, etc.