How To Treat And Cope With Takayasu's Arteritis

Percutaneous Angioplasty

Percutaneous angioplasty is used to treat a blood vessel that is nearly closed up because of Takayasu's arteritis inflammation. When a patient has this treatment, the doctor inserts a catheter into an artery. They start either in the arm or the groin and thread the catheter to the place where the problem is. Then, the doctor slowly inflates the balloon found at the end of the catheter. The balloon is inflated with pigment, and inflating it opens up the artery and allows the technicians and doctor to better see what’s happening on an X-ray. When the blockage is cleared, and they can see blood flowing unhindered through the artery, the catheter is carefully removed.