Table of contents

  • Introduction
  • Development of angioplasty
  • Mechanism of action of angioplasty
  • Angioplasty success and its determinants
  • Complications
  • Restenosis following angioplasty
  • Angioplasty for totally occluded coronary arteries 
  • Angioplasty of left main coronary artery lesions
  • Angioplasty in acute myocardial ischaemia and infarction
  • Coronary stents
  • Atherectorny
  • Laser  angioplasty
  • References