Cardiac Services
Angioplasty (Coronary)
Trillium Health
Centre - Mississauga
Coronary angioplasty is performed on patients living with
blocked coronary arteries. During the procedure a catheter
with a special balloon is inserted into the artery at the
point of blockage. The balloon is then blown up, compressing
the fat or plaque blocking the artery against the arterial
walls, widening the passage.
Angioplasty allows more blood to flow through the arteries
and more oxygen and nutrients to the heart. It also reduces
angina and the odds of having a heart attack.
Patients undergo coronary angioplasties in Trillium's Cardiac
Catheterization laboratories and recover in the cardiac short
stay unit where they stay overnight for observation.
Trillium performs
approximately 1,692 angioplasties a year and is the only hospital
providing this service in the Halton/Peel Region. With a 95%
success rate, patients who have had a coronary angioplasty
at Trillium report they are more active and enjoy doing things
without experiencing chest pain, shortness of breath, and
other symptoms of angina.
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