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Information sobre el Embarazo Coronary artery balloon
angioplasty The coronary arteries supply blood to the heart
muscle. The right coronary artery supplies both the left and the
right side of the heart; the left coronary artery supplies the
left side of the heart. Fat and cholesterol accumulates on the
inside of arteries (atherosclerosis). The small arteries of the
heart muscle (the coronary arteries) can be narrowed or blocked
by this accumulation. If the narrowing is small, percutaneous
transluminal coronary angioplasty, or PTCA for short, may be
recommended for treatment. PTCA is a minimally invasive
procedure to open up blocked coronary arteri