A heart problem rarely arrives very silently. Chest discomfort, breathlessness, or an abnormal stress test can suddenly bring ...

HealthFirst reporter Leslie Toldo shows us how going through the wrist instead of the leg is making angioplasty better. The wrist is not only closer to the heart, it may be the better route to ...

These days, many hospitals encourage wrist angioplasty, also known as radial angioplasty, over the more conventional procedures as it doesn't cause discomfort or threat to the patients at all. What is ...

Percutaneous transluminal angioplasty (PCTA) is a surgical procedure to treat heart disease. It involves inserting a small balloon into the arteries to manage blockages or restore blood flow. A person ...

WASHINGTON -- The best path to a clogged heart may be through the wrist. About a million artery-clearing angioplasties are performed in the United States each year, and the usual route is to thread a ...