Percutaneous Transluminal Coronary Angioplasty (PTCA) is the standard treatment to open blocked or narrowed coronary arteries. A small balloon is inflated inside the blocked artery to widen it, and a metal mesh stent is usually placed to keep it open. RRSH performed 818 angioplasties in 2025–26. The procedure avoids open-heart surgery and is performed in the same Cath Lab as angiography. Stents used are approved under Government of India regulated pricing.
Patients with significant coronary artery blockage identified on angiography, those with heart attack (STEMI), or patients with angina not controlled by medication.
Similar to angiography, performed under local anaesthesia. A balloon-tipped catheter is threaded to the blocked artery and briefly inflated. A stent is then deployed. You may feel brief chest pressure when the balloon inflates — this is normal and lasts seconds. The procedure takes 45–90 minutes. Hospital stay is typically 24–48 hours.
You will be advised by your cardiologist. Do not eat or drink for 6 hours before. Aspirin and other medications may be prescribed the night before — follow your cardiologist's instructions exactly.
Covered under MJPJAY Scheme Code S7 (Cardiac and Cardiothoracic Surgery). Stents at government-regulated price.
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