Angioplasty opens narrowed or blocked heart arteries using a thin tube (catheter) passed through the wrist or groin. A stent is usually placed to keep the artery open. Dr. Minocha has performed 9,000+ angioplasties and 20,000+ angiograms, including in heart attacks, multivessel disease and high-risk patients.
An X-ray test of the heart arteries. A contrast dye is injected through a thin catheter to show exactly where the arteries are narrowed or blocked.
To find the cause of chest pain, check an abnormal stress test or CT result, or assess the heart after a heart attack — and to plan the right treatment.
A tiny balloon is inflated inside the narrowed artery to widen it. A drug-eluting stent — a small mesh tube coated with medicine — is then placed to keep the artery open.
To relieve chest pain (angina) and improve blood flow to the heart when medicines alone are not enough or the blockage is serious.
Emergency angioplasty to open the fully blocked artery during a major heart attack, done as quickly as possible after arrival at the hospital.
Every minute counts — opening the artery early saves heart muscle and lives. Dr. Minocha set up the STEMI heart-attack care pathway at Max Vaishali.
Angioplasty when more than one artery is blocked, or in patients with weak heart pumping, diabetes, kidney disease or older age.
Careful planning, imaging and a discussion with the heart team help decide between angioplasty and bypass surgery for the safest result.
Your doctor may suggest this if you have:
Consultation, ECG, echo and blood tests. Angiography shows where the blockages are.
The wrist or groin is cleaned and numbed with a local injection.
A fine wire crosses the blockage, a balloon widens it and a stent is placed.
You are monitored for a few hours. Most patients walk the same or next day.
Chest pain lasting more than 10–15 minutes, severe breathlessness, sweating or fainting can be a heart attack. Call +91 85888 99099 or go to the nearest emergency immediately — do not wait for an appointment.
Procedures are performed at Max Super Speciality Hospital, Vaishali. Consultations are available at the hospital and at Dr. Minocha's clinic on Vikas Marg, near Karkarduma Metro — easy to reach from across East Delhi, Ghaziabad and Noida.
W-3, near Radisson Blu, Sector 1, Vaishali, Ghaziabad 201012
23 Hargovind Enclave, Vikas Marg, opp. Metro Pillar 123, New Delhi
Dr. Minocha performs angioplasty at Max Super Speciality Hospital, Vaishali (Ghaziabad). You can first consult him at the hospital OPD or at his Vikas Marg clinic near Karkarduma Metro.
It is done under local anaesthesia, so you stay awake but should not feel pain. Some people feel mild pressure or chest discomfort for a short time when the balloon is inflated.
A stent stays in the artery permanently. Modern drug-eluting stents have a low chance of narrowing again, especially when medicines are taken regularly and risk factors are controlled.
It depends on how many arteries are blocked, where the blockages are, how well the heart pumps and conditions such as diabetes. Dr. Minocha will explain the options for your case, often after discussing with the heart surgeon.
Clinic appointments must be booked at least 2 days in advance.