Doctors use coronary angioplasty to treat coronary thrombosis.
This is meant to widen the blocked artery, allowing more blood to get through.
To perform a coronary angioplasty, surgeons will do the following:
1. Create a small opening in the wrist or groin and insert a thin tube called a catheter into a blood vessel.
2. Use X-rays to guide the catheter to the heart.
3. Replace the first catheter with another tube with a deflated balloon on the end.
4. Bring the catheter to the blockage site and inflate it, which pushes plaque aside and makes the artery wider, improving blood flow.
5. Insert a small mesh tube called a stent into the artery, which keeps the artery open.