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They used to opt for medication but more and more now they opt for a heart accident inserted into the artery, tiny measush t goes in to hold it open so blood can flow through freely. it was found through a stress test. >> the stress test showed ekg changes while he was exercising and that led them to do a procedure called a cat scan angiogram, ct angiogram, a very sophisticated way to find a blockage. once they found the blockage, put a katter the in through the groin and up to the heart and put...

Angiogram. there is new way to see if there is blockage. once they found the blockage they put a catheter through an artery in the groin this morning, fed it up to the heart and put a balloon in and dilated the part of the artery that was closed. they put a stent in. jenna: im curious what a stent look like. sometimes we show animation. you actually have one you have permission to use outside after procedure. >> even though it is expensive they want to show it on tva stent is really tiny. you fe...

Exertion, or if in fact, there is any question in your mind, about what this pain might be, see your doctor. and make sure that you get worked up with an acg, a stress test, if necessary, a 64 multi--slice ct angiogram that visualizes the arteries and if necessary an angiogram. but i think it is better to be safe than sorry. and anybody who has chest pain the nature of which or reason for which is not clear, make sure that its not cardiac. >> jamie: and on this show weve talked about other thing...

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