Indicaciones

La grasa y el colesterol se acumulan dentro de las arterias (aterosclerosis). Esta acumulación puede estrechar o bloquear las pequeñas arterias del músculo cardíaco (las arterias coronarias). Si el estrechamiento es pequeño, se puede tratar con una angioplastia coronaria transluminal percutánea (ACTP).

La ACTP es un procedimiento invasivo mínimo para abrir las arterias coronarias cerradas, permitiendo que circule la sangre sin obstrucción hacia el músculo del corazón. Las indicaciones para realizar la ACTP son:

Dolor pectoral persistente (angina)
Bloqueo de sólo una o dos arterias coronarias

Fecha de revisión: 5/30/2006
Versión en inglés revisada por: Alan Berger, MD, Assistant Professor, Divisions of Cardiology and Epidemiology, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN. Review provided byVeriMed Healthcare Network.
Traducción y localización realizada por: DrTango, Inc.

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