What is Coronary Angioplasty?

Friday, December 9th, 2011 2,318 views

Coronary arteries are the vessels responsible for blood supply, oxygen and nutrients to the heart muscle. When the coronary arteries have blockage by fatty plaque there is a difficulty in the passage of blood, which can cause chest pain (angina pectoris) and / or acute myocardial infarction. Angioplasty is a ...

What is Cardiac Catheterization?

Friday, December 9th, 2011 2,241 views

Cardiac catheterization is a procedure performed in order to diagnose and / or treat many cardiac pathologies. Through this you can assess heart function, the anatomy of the coronary arteries, presence of plaque (stenosis) in arteries, changes in the functioning of the heart valves, congenital diseases to diagnose and calculate ...

Heart Attack, Causes and Symptoms

Saturday, May 15th, 2010 5,517 views

It occurs when blood vessels provisioning the heart are blocked, preventing appropriate oxygen to this organ. The heart muscle dies or is permanently injured. Doctors call this a myocardial infarction.