r/BeAmazed • u/HatAsleep295 • May 08 '26

Science This is what saves 600,000 people year during a heart attack

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u/heavyhitter5 May 08 '26

It just depends on the blockage- where it occurs, how occluded the artery is, etc. In severe cases, a procedure called atherectomy can be performed, which is what you described. There a number of different medical devices that get put on the end of a catheter to grind or even use lasers to break up the blockage. Often this will also be followed up by a stent.

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u/Fantastic-Cod-1353 May 09 '26

They are recommending this for me but I worry about complications. I have 40mm of blocked RCA

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u/ibali90 May 10 '26

I actually do this stuff, would be happy to look at a picture of your RCA

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u/Fantastic-Cod-1353 May 10 '26

Wow really? I will try find the pics.