Cardiovascular - Angiogram, Angioplasty and Coronary Bypass

Cardiovascular - Angiogram, Angioplasty and Coronary Bypass

Angiogram - a type of x-ray that involves a dye visible in x-ray photographs that is injected into the blood system so that narrowing of coronary arteries can be seen

Angioplasty - a microscopic deflated balloon is passed into a narrowed artery and inflated, pushing the artery open. Sometimes a microscopic mesh tube or stent is inserted at the same time, keeping the artery open for longer

Coronary bypass - using a piece of artery from the chest to bypass or bridge a blocked region of the coronary artery, allowing blood to flow beyond the blockage

Formation of tissue fluid and lymph

• capillaries - allow materials to pass…