Angioplasty

You must have heard that the arteries get clogged. This happens because fatty substance known as plaque get attached to the walls of the arteries. Such a condition is known as atherosclerosis. When these fat depositions take place inside the artery, obviously the artery narrows down and hence blood flow through the same is restricted.

When the coronary arteries are affected by plaque depositions, it leads to coronary heart disease, which is a very serious health condition. The deposition of plaques in the arteries is highly threatening because these arteries are responsible for supplying the heart with fresh, oxygenated blood. The heart’s function gets impaired when it does not get a proper blood supply.