What is a rotablation? | 合法醫療器材資訊網

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I recently had an angiogram and was told that I need a rotablation. Please can you explain what this is?

An angioplasty[1] procedure is used to help relieve symptoms of angina[2]. This is where a guide wire is passed into an artery in your heart that has become narrowed by a build- up of plaque.

A tiny balloon is inserted along the wire and then inflated to squash the plaque to the sides and improve the flow of blood through this section of the narrowed artery. This is often followed by the insertion of a metal mesh, called a stent, which holds the artery open after the balloon is withdrawn.

Sometimes, when the plaque is particularly hard, or is so narrow that the balloon can’t pass through it, rotablation may be used. Again, a very fine wire is guided through the narrowing.

After this, a special cathe...