Whether doctors counsel patients to undergo angioplasty or start to exercise will continue to depend on many factors.

An estimated 200,000 Americans will undergo angioplasty this year.

Two weeks ago today, he underwent angioplasty, a nonsurgical procedure to clear a blocked artery leading from the heart.

It turned out that only one artery was blocked, so he underwent angioplasty rather than surgery.

At least 30 percent of the estimated 400,000 people who undergo angioplasty annually end up suffering from restenosis.

Raju was hospitalized in September 2009 following a minor heart attack and underwent angioplasty.

Since undergoing angioplasty three years ago, for example, Ms. Barnes has had little chest discomfort.

Cunningham collapsed from ischaemic heart disease in October 2006, and underwent angioplasty.

He underwent angioplasty after which he was reported to be in stable condition.

But another study found that nearly 8% of women who underwent angioplasty after a heart attack died within one year, compared with only 3% of men.