• Cardiovascular Medicine Consultation
• Preventive Care
• Diagnostic Testing
• Cardiac and Vascular Interventions
  • Coronary Angioplasty and Stent Placement
  • Peripheral Vascular Angiography and Stent Placement
  • Pacemaker Implantation
  • Internal Cardiac Defibrillator Implantation
  • Cardioversion

Peripheral Vascular Angiography and Stent Placement

Angioplasty and stent placement are techniques used for treating blocked or narrowed arteries. These techniques can be performed on the arteries of the legs or arms to relieve burning or pain in muscles, when the symptoms are caused by insufficient blood flow. Angioplasty can also be performed on the arteries supplying the kidneys, in certain patients who have renal insufficiency and/or hypertension which cannot be controlled easily by medications. Finally, angioplasty and stenting is being performed on patients with narrowing of the carotid arteries (arteries supplying the brain).

Angioplasty is the use of a tiny balloon to compress plaque to the sides of an artery and to widen the inside of the artery (the lumen), increasing blood flow. Once the artery is opened by angioplasty, a small, metal mesh tube called a stent is used to prop the artery open.