Question

Phillip is undergoing surgery for unstable angina. The surgeons are inserting a catheter with a balloon tip through the femoral artery of Phillip’s leg. The catheter will be threaded up the aorta into the obstructed coronary artery. At the point of obstruction, the balloon is inflated and pushes the plaque content against the walls of the artery. What treatment is Phillip receiving?

a. coronary artery bypass graftb. nitratesc. pacemakerd. parenteral antibioticse. percutaneous transluminal coronary angioplasty

Answer 1

The correct answer is "percutaneous transluminal coronary angioplasty".

Step-by-step explanation:

Percutaneous transluminal coronary angioplasty (PTCA), is a common medical procedure used to open blocked coronary arteries, allowing the blood to circulate in a patient suffering from an obstructed coronary artery. The procedure described in the question correspond to PTCA, at which Phillip is suffering from an obstructed coronary artery which developed into an unstable angina.