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Will Increasing Heart Pain Be Relieved With Angioplasty?

dear dr my father has bypass surgery last year at baroda heart institute at baroda. but he has no relief at all . he has experience pain in heart which is gradually increasing . now dr suggest him angiography . my queries is that if in angiography there is a blockage and drs said that go through angioplasty then what is the guaranty that he got relief
Tue, 26 Dec 2017
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Angioplasty results after bypass surgery varies from patient to patient. but in general several studies revealed that there is 65-80% success rate of angioplasty in post-CABG (Bypass) patients. When these patients were followed over a period of next 30 months then about 70% of them were pain-free and had an improvement in angina. However around 27% required repeat angioplasty with about 80% success rate while 15-20% were complicated by re-infarction and only 4-6% with cardiac death. In my opinion proceed with angiography to help determine the extent of blockage and to decide about the options available. Make sure the medications compliance post-procedure as this is crucial.
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Will Increasing Heart Pain Be Relieved With Angioplasty?

Angioplasty results after bypass surgery varies from patient to patient. but in general several studies revealed that there is 65-80% success rate of angioplasty in post-CABG (Bypass) patients. When these patients were followed over a period of next 30 months then about 70% of them were pain-free and had an improvement in angina. However around 27% required repeat angioplasty with about 80% success rate while 15-20% were complicated by re-infarction and only 4-6% with cardiac death. In my opinion proceed with angiography to help determine the extent of blockage and to decide about the options available. Make sure the medications compliance post-procedure as this is crucial. Stay blessed.