The heart is then viewed using x-rays to show abnormal blood flow. Treatment Pacemaker Placement A permanent pacemaker is an electrical device that is surgically implanted. It has the capability of stimulating a heartbeat when the heart fails. When a patient returns home, a recording of a rhythm strip is taken by phone to access information regarding the proper function of the heart and pacemaker. These procedures are performed to clear heart arteries, or intervene in a blockage or narrowing.
Qualified physicians determine which procedure is best for a particular patient's condition.
A Baloon Catheter shown inflated. Balloon Angioplasty Heart attacks occur when one of the arteries supplying the heart with blood becomes blocked. Balloon angioplasty uses a thin tube, advanced through the femoral artery to the heart, to locate and open a blocked artery in order to restore blood supply to the heart muscle. The procedure is performed in the Cardiac Catheterization Lab by a team of technicians, a nurse and a cardiologist. A stent, a wire mesh tube, may be used to support an artery that has been opened by balloon angioplasty.