Dr Gautam Swaroop | Cardiologist
                     INTERVENTIONAL 
CARDIOLOGY
DR. GAUTAM SWAROOP
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Interventional Cardiology is a subspecialty of cardiology 
in which catheter-based diagnostic tests and treatment 
are provided for coronary artery disease, valvular 
disease, structural heart disease, peripheral vascular 
disease and various other diseases. Interventional 
cardiology is a branch of cardiology that deals 
specifically with the catheter based treatment of 
structural heart diseases.
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A large number of procedures can be performed on the heart by catheterization. 
This most commonly involves the insertion of a sheath into the femoral artery 
(but, in practice, any large peripheral artery or vein) and cannulating the heart 
under X-ray visualization (most commonly fluoroscopy). 
The radial artery may also be used for cannulation; this approach offers several 
advantages:
1. Easy accessibility of the artery in most patients,
2. Easy control of bleeding even in anticoagulated patients,
3. More comfortable to the patient because they are capable of sitting up and 
walking immediately following the procedure, and
4. The near absence of clinically significant sequelae in patients with a normal 
Allen test.
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Interventional Cardiology 
procedures can include:
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Balloon Angioplasty creates a space in a blocked 
artery by inserting and inflating a tiny balloon. The 
balloon compresses the plaque against the wall of 
the artery so blood can flow more freely. The 
balloon does not remain in the body.
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Intracoronary Stenting requires the permanent 
insertion of a tiny stainless steel wire-mesh tube 
called a stent to keep arteries open following a 
balloon angioplasty. Both bare-metal and drug-
eluting (medication-releasing) stents are available.
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Pacemaker Insertion is for patients with abnormally slow heart 
rhythms, congestive heart failure and those at risk for sudden 
death. Pacemakers help coordinate the pumping action of the 
heart by sending electrical signals, allowing the heart to pump 
more effectively.
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