Serious risks commonly associated with cardiac angioplasty include formation of blood clots or the build-up of scar tissue. UCH is the only hospital in Hillsborough County to offer this new technology. With the advent of stents, this number is reduced by half, to approximately 15 percent. Dr. Nobel recently performed two of these procedures with favorable outcomes. Most angioplasties today are performed using stents - metal coils inserted to support blood vessels after they have been dilated.
Stents provide support and prevent recoil.
The new Bx Velocity Coronary Stent with Hepacoat, is the first drug-coated stent utilizing a proprietary heparin coating to receive regulatory approval in the United States and Europe. Carrollwood 7171 N. Dale Mabry Hwy. University Community Hospital. All Rights Reserved.