University Hospitals Geauga Medical Center

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Treatment

Medications: (e.g. blood thinners, clot busters, beta blockers, etc.)
Angioplasty: A special balloon is inserted and inflated inside a blocked blood vessel to restore blood flow to the heart. This procedure is performed in a cardiac catheterization laboratory.
Stenting: A device called a stent is placed inside an artery to hold open a blood vessel which was previously opened during the angioplasty procedure.
Coronary bypass surgery: Creates a secondary, alternative route for blood to travel to the heart avoiding the blocked coronary artery.

For more details on the University Hospitals Geauga Medical Center Chest Pain Center or for a physician referral, please call 440-285-7757.