Angioplasty is a minimally invasive procedure used to widen narrowed or blocked arteries. Your arteries can become blocked up over time from deposits of plaque — the buildup of fat, cholesterol, cells ...

For the treatment of myocardial infarction with ST-segment elevation, primary angioplasty is considered superior to fibrinolysis for patients who are admitted to hospitals with angioplasty facilities.

As compared with thrombolytic therapy, primary percutaneous transluminal coronary angioplasty (PTCA) in acute myocardial infarction reduces the rates of death, reinfarction, and stroke, but recurrent ...