Coronary Angioplasty (Femoral Access)

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MEDICAL ANIMATION TRANSCRIPT:
A coronary angioplasty procedure is also known as percutaneous coronary intervention. The procedure is done on blood vessels called coronary arteries, they supply your heart muscle with oxygen. The goal is to restore blood flow if a substance called plaque has significantly narrowed these vessels. To begin the procedure, the doctor will numb the skin in your groin. A needle will be placed through your skin and into the femoral artery. Next, a flexible guidewire will be passed through the needle into your artery. Then, the needle will be withdrawn. It will be exchanged for a small, flexible tube called a sheath. This permits access into your artery. You may feel pressure when the doctor inserts the sheath, but you will not feel it moving inside your artery. Next, the guidewire will be advanced up to your heart. A flexible tube called a catheter will be advanced over the wire to your coronary arteries. The progress of the procedure will be checked with an x-ray device called a fluoroscope. At this point, your doctor will remove the guidewire. Then, the doctor will move the tip of the catheter just inside the coronary artery to be examined. A special dye will be injected into the artery. This allows your doctor to view it better with the fluoroscope. The dye will make any blockages in the artery stand out. If a significant blockage is found, your doctor will insert a guidewire into the artery. A balloon on the tip of the catheter will be moved along the wire to the blockage. When the balloon inflates, it will expand the artery and improve the blood flow. You may feel some chest discomfort while this is happening. After this, your doctor will deflate and remove the balloon. A wire mesh tube called a stent may be placed in the treated area. The stent helps keep the coronary artery open. Your doctor will choose the proper size stent, which is compressed over a balloon. The stent will be moved into the artery over the same guidewire. When the balloon is inflated, the stent will expand and lock into place. After the balloon catheter is taken out, the stent will stay in place to hold the artery open. At the end of the procedure, the guidewire will be removed. To find out more about coronary artery angioplasty, talk to your healthcare provider.

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[yogeshkumar]

there was an era when you need high educated professor to become an MBBS. but now it becomes very simple with such illustrations. even a illiterate can understand it well. a lot.

[kngdomndset]

As a nursing student, this helped me understand PCI so much better! Thank you!

[enidpratts]

My dad just got this done a few hours ago.. I didn't even know this existed glad to have seen this video, I hope it helps him!
He'll definitely have to get back in shape and good health after this! 🙏🙏🥺🥺🥺❤

[larrysorenson]

In two of my three procedures gaining access to the heart through the right femoral artery, once in post op and once at home the next morning, the site of the insertion burst open resulting in tremendous and immediate loss of blood, I was blessed and survived. After ANY such procedure DEMAND at least one full day and night in recovery before going home.

[peejpom]

I had this done in 2005 in Brisbane and found it to be one of my most amazing life experiences ever.

[azuredragonofnether]

It's quite amazing that we have ways to treat heart diseases of these kinds. My grandfather has several of these due to his smoking habits.
And as far as I know, the angioplasty with a balloon doesn't necessarily prove to be a hundred per cent fool-proof: With balloons, it tends to call for extra pressure that can injure the arteries and cause either rupture or even scar tissue. This called for the development of nitinol stents that expand to the bodyheat, not through plastic deformation. It requires no pressure and can sit normally to the artery walls like a glove.
Medicine is ever-advancing and while it may not solve every health problem, it can make life more bearable.

[mrmemes]

This is one of my favourite channel and I learnt many things..Thank you
Nucleus Medical Media

[joelchan]

This purely came out of my recommended but I learnt a lot about this procedure! Thanks for making this good video

[imsyber]

Watching those wires go through the entire body into the heart made me feel weird. But I still couldn't stop watching

[SWGYB]

Interventional radiology is just magical ❤︎

[mattharris]

Ive had this done it saved my life 7 years ago. Im going back in this week to have it done again as a precautionary tome

[ru-ziura]

The video that treats heart disease is easy to understand and wonderful.
Especially, it is an easy-to-understand video for people in countries that cannot read and write.
🙌🙌🙌it's the best! ️🙌🙌🙌

[racheloldham]

Hey nucleus good job getting a sponsorship for your new video

[GCKteamKrispy]

"You may feel pressure"

I think I will be in agony😅

[lgvwcmt]

Какие же молодцы те люди что разработали это. И какие молодцы те кто этим пользуются.

[sayanbanerjee]

So far I’ve been on YouTube so many times but haven’t found such a beautiful animation in any video, keep going👍👍

[america.first.]

This catheter was invented by a Sri Lankan called Bandula Wijay🇱🇰. We all are in debt to him for thousands of lives he saved including our loved ones.❤

[eikofisser]

I am so glad that this system exists, it saved my life!!!

[yaboykongming]

Damn salute to all doctors scientists engineers all of the people of science. One thing people need is ti make it affordable

[dfctwwf]

Thanks to the doctors who, thanks to this operation, saved my mother's life!