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관상동맥 스텐트 시술 · Percutaneous coronary intervention (stent) · Surgery
Percutaneous coronary intervention (stent)
A thin catheter is passed through the artery at the wrist or groin to the narrowed coronary artery of the heart, where a balloon opens it and a stent is placed. Used for angina and myocardial infarction.
Background: Professor Seung-Jung Park of Asan Medical Center in Seoul performed Korea's first coronary stent in 1991; his team showed that for left main disease a stent gives a 10-year result similar to bypass[1][2]
| Advantages | Limitations |
|---|---|
| No open chest; usually home within a few days; In an acute heart attack the vessel can be reopened as quickly as possible | Antiplatelet drugs must be taken for a long time after surgery; Multi-vessel or complex disease is sometimes better suited to bypass |
Used for
Offered at
Asan Medical Center, Seoul, Korea University Anam Hospital, Severance Hospital, Yonsei University, Samsung Medical Center, Seoul National University Hospital