Angioplasty is a medical procedure used to widen an artery that is narrowed or blocked. A narrowed or blocked artery prevents blood from getting to where it is needed. It is usually caused by an accumulation of fatty deposits within the artery...

Balloon angioplasty is an invasive surgical procedure to relieve a condition called atherosclerosis in which the arteries become clogged by deposits of fatty material called plaque, severely restricting blood circulation to the heart, brain, or...

Angioplasty is the mechanical widening of a narrowed or totally obstructed blood vessel. These obstructions are often caused by atherosclerosis. The term angioplasty is a portmanteau of the words angio (from the Latin/Greek word meaning "vessel") and...

Earl Ubell's article "When is Heart Surgery Really Called For?" {Parade, March 13} is inaccurate in at least one respect: He states "the first {angioplasty} in the United States was done in 1988." If that were true, I'd be interested in knowing just what...

Time matters with angioplasty, heart attack victims, study says Associated Press Wednesday, June 14, 2000 Chicago -- Heart attack victims are far more likely to survive if they have an angioplasty almost as soon as they get to the hospital, a...

More than half a million people a year with chest pain are getting an unnecessary or premature procedure to unclog their arteries because drugs are just as effective, suggests a landmark study that challenges one of the most common practices in heart care.The stunning results...

New research has overturned one of the most fundamental beliefs among doctors treating heart attacks: that opening a blocked artery is always a good idea, even days or weeks later. Instead, the study revealed that doing this too late may...