ANGIOPLASTY: Angio means arteries. Plasty means repair. Hence ANGIOPLASY means repairing of blood vessels. In common term it is repairing of HEART blood vessels. Plasty is no way concerned with plastic material. ANGIOPLASTY is done by BALLOONIG and/or STENTING of HEART artery by a specialist in HEART called as INTERVENTIONAL CARDIOLOGIST. Angioplasty has become quicker, commoner and sophisticated and safer. Rather there is up-coming trend of DAY CARE ANGIOPLASY or LUNCH TIME ANGIOPLASTY. ANGIOPLAST can take anything between 5 minutes to hours. It is done under local anaesthesia and mild sedation if required.