Peripheral Angiography And Angioplasty (PART -2)

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Angioplasty is a procedure to open narrowed or blocked blood vessels that supply blood to your legs. It is also called peripheral angiography. Peripheral angiography is a test that uses X-rays and dye to help doctors to locate narrowed or blocked areas in one or more of the arteries that supply blood to your legs. In case of a narrowed artery, it can be treated with balloon angioplasty and/or stenting.


 Symptoms:


  • Pain in your legs or arms

  • Shiny skin on your legs or feet

  • Hair loss on your legs

  • Cold Skin

  • Gangrene, or dead tissue because of lack of blood flow

  • Sores that won’t heal

  • Numbness or weakness in your limbs

  • Pain at rest

  • Reddish-blue color in your extremities

  • Thick, opaque toenails

  • Trouble moving around

  • Weak pulse in your leg or foot



 Things that increase the risk of peripheral artery disease include:


  • Bruising, bleeding, or tenderness at the area the artery was entered.

  • Injury or damage to an artery is caused by the thin tube (catheter) that’s inserted into your artery during the test.

  • Blood clot at the location of the needle puncture.

  • Some people may have allergic reactions to the dye used in the test.

  • A family history of peripheral artery disease, heart disease, or stroke.

  • High blood pressure.

  • High cholesterol.

  • High levels of an amino acid called homocysteine, increase the risk of coronary artery disease.

  • Increasing age.

  • Obesity.


What are some possible complications after the procedure?

If there is swelling or bleeding from the angiogram site, or if the extremity becomes cold, pale, or numb following discharge, you must immediately contact your physician. The risks of peripheral angiogram include the possibility of a blood clot forming that causes a stroke or heart attack, bleeding, damage or obstruction of a blood vessel, or even death. However, in medically stable patients undergoing elective peripheral angiogram for the evaluation of peripheral artery disease, the risk of a potentially fatal result is less than 1 in 500 cases.




Accounting for thorough experience and practice, Dr. Aritra Konar is a Consultant Interventional Cardiologist at Apollo Gleneagles Hospital, Kolkata. He has been deemed one of the best cardiologists and heart surgeons in Kolkata for his expertise lies in Coronary (femoral & radial routes) angiography, Coronary angioplasty (including primary angioplasty), Peripheral angiography and angioplasty, Permanent pacemaker, ICD, CRT implantation, BMV, BPV, Right heart catheterization and so on, in procedural skills. His guidance is trusted and so are his skills.

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