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Coronary Angioplasty (Ms JB)
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Coronary Angioplasty (Ms JB)

JB, a female aged 79, was admitted with on-going anginal (chest) pain. As part of the diagnostic management, she underwent coronary angiography. The coronary arteries were visualised by placing a catheter through the right radial artery (in the wrist). The coronary angiogram showed multiple stenoses in the mid to distal (situated away from the origin of) left anterior descending coronary artery, as well as a tight stenosis in the circumflex branch. Subsequently she was offered a coronary artery bypass graft (CABG) which was withdrawn and angioplasty was provided instead. The procedure was performed a few months later during which she had a cutting balloon (Flextome) angioplasty followed by the stent (Euphora: 3.0mm x 12mm) insertion in the circumflex artery. Interventional treatment was successful.

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So tell us about your experience of this procedure. Today, when I got here at 8 o'clock, I was greeted immediately and walked through from the reception desk to here and I waited about 10 minutes and then I was taken through. It was right bang on time, as far as I was concerned. And I think I was lucky because some of these people have stayed now, so I've got in first. And everybody introduced themselves to me and told me what their name was and asked me what mine was, of course. And it's all gone reasonably well, except that I've been told what's happening with this and I've got to come back and have an angioplasty done at some time. I've had one done before, so I do have it. Is there anything that you would want to tell a prospective patient who was about to undergo the procedure? I'd recommend it, because if they've got something wrong with their heart, it's better to know and have it dealt with. Absolutely. That's how I feel anyway. Modern science has done most of the magic for me. And was there anything that you experienced today that was unexpected for you? No, but I have had it done before so I didn't know roughly what happened. I think perhaps if it was the first time some people might be a little more concerned than I was.

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