Coronary Intervention
Ohio Heart physicians at The Christ Hospital have implanted the first Tryton Side Branch Stent in the United States. The procedure is part of a clinical trial for the treatment of coronary artery disease. Click here to learn more.
Percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) includes procedures used to treat patients with diseased arteries of the heart. The most common procedure is catheter-based procedure is a heart catheterization, also known as a cardiac catheterization, cath or angiogram, which is used to test and diagnose heart disease.
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Angioplasty is a non-surgical treatment designed to open clogged arteries. This procedure is done after the doctor has seen the angiogram that shows where the arteries are blocked. An angioplasty is performed by threading a slender balloon-tipped tube – a catheter – from an artery in the groin to a trouble spot in an artery of the heart. The balloon is then inflated, compressing the plaque and dilating (widening) the narrowed coronary artery so that blood can flow more easily. This is often accompanied by inserting an expandable metal stent. Stenting involves implanting a metal tube (Stent) into an artery during an angioplasty. The stent provides scaffolding to hold the vessel open to improve the flow of blood to the heart.
Angioplasty, with or without stenting, opens the arteries to restore blood flow.
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Our Coronary Intervention Experts:
Charles W. Abbottsmith, MD, FACC
Thomas M. Broderick, MD, FACC
Joseph K. Choo, MD, FACC
John D. Corl, MD, FACC, FSCAI
Monica G. Hunter, MD, FACC
Dean Kereiakes, MD, FACC
James A. Kong, MD, FACC
Joel P. Reginelli, MD, FACC
Ian J. Sarembock, MB, CHB, MD, FACC
John F. Schneider, MD, FACC