Advancements in Interventional Techniques of Percutaneous Transluminal Coronary Angioplasty (PTCA) in Acute Myocardial Infraction

Abstract

Andreas Gruentzig is the father of interventional cardiology performed the first PTCA procedure in Zurich, Switzerland (1977). Later, the developments of angioplasty were done by interventional radiologist Charles Dotter. Percutaneous Transluminal Coronary Angioplasty (PTCA) is a primary procedure used in the field of interventional cardiology to treat blocked or stenosed coronary arteries. The blockages occur because of the lipid –rich plaque within the arteries causing diminished blood flow to the myocardium. In acute myocardial infarction, there is plaque rupture with platelet aggregation, and acute thrombus formation, which results in a sudden occlusion of coronary artery. The patient present with acute chest heaviness, diaphoresis, and nausea, urgent PTCA is required to save the life of the patient in order to limit the myocardial damage.