Balloon angioplasty (percutaneous transluminal coronary angioplasty or PTCA)
Heart - Pathology
Electrocardiogram (ECG
Nuclear Thallium Scan
Thallium Scan
Blood test
Echocardiogram
Computerized tomography (CT) angiogram
cardiac catheterization
Single vsl disease patients esp in the RCA almost always need angioplasty Extensive triple vessle or LM disease get surgery. The question of the comparative effectiveness is relevant for those folks in whom the disease is neither too limited or too extensive, both procedures are technically feasible: SVD of prox LAD, double vsl disease, and less severe 3vsl disease patients. 23
Balloon angioplasty (percutaneous transluminal coronary angioplasty or PTCA)
Angioplasty (PTCA) Stent Implantation & Placement
Stent Implantation & Placement
Coronary Artery Bypass Grafting (CABG)