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Is Angioplasty In Case Of Small Artery Not Possible?
I am a male aged 56. Recently I underwent angioplsty proceedure of LAD and two stents were put in place. However as per the angio I have 100% occlusion of RCA. The cardiologist said that the artery is too small to do any proceedure or by pass and that as I am a left dominant nothing to worry about the 100% block. I am on medication and diet. Please advice,
Wed, 28 Jun 2017
Nature is very good at taking care of our problems. Small arteries with blockage are often best left for nature to care for. The most important treatment is to allow the LAD to heal and make sure that you never see the inside of a cath lab again. That means that medicine, diet and lifestyle are much more important than the other artery.
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