Physicians who perform this treatment
What is angioplasty and stenting?
Peripheral angioplasty and stenting is a treatment procedure used to examine and treat blockages in the peripheral arteries.
How is the test performed?
- A catheter is inserted into the femoral artery and threaded to the blockage.
- Your doctor will follow the path of the catheter through an x-ray and will perform balloon dilation in the area.
- This is typically followed by stenting which is catheter-based placement of metal mesh expandable cylindrical scaffolding (called a “stent”) that keeps the diseased artery open to its normal size. This is performed when angioplasty alone cannot dilate the artery sufficiently or in certain locations where stents works better than angioplasty alone.
How long does it take to recover?
Many patients are treated with this procedure as it is less invasive than standard surgical procedures. Recovery time is short and may involve a one night hospitalization.
Physicians Who Perform This Treatment:
- Director, Atlantic C-PORT; Associate Professor of Medicine, Cardiology
- Assistant Professor, Vascular & Endovascular Surgery
- Professor of Medicine, Cardiology; Professor of Medicine, Radiology
- Assistant Professor of Medicine; Director, Peripheral Vascular Interventions
- Assistant Professor, Surgery; Director, Johns Hopkins Vein Center Johns Hopkins Bayview Medical Cntr
- Assistant Professor of Medicine, Division of Cardiology, Interventional Cardiologist
- Assistant Professor, Surgery Director, Vascular Laboratory Johns Hopkins Bayview Medical Center
- Assistant Professor of Medicine
- Associate Professor of Medicine
- Assistant Professor, Department of Medicine, Division of Cardiology
- Associate Professor of Medicine
