Drug balloon usually refers to the drug balloon, cardiography placed drug balloon still need to take drugs.
Drug balloon placed into the coronary artery, can effectively expand the narrowed part of the blood vessel, improve the blood supply of the heart muscle, in addition to the surface of the drug balloon will be attached to a layer of drugs, the local release of drugs can effectively prevent the blood vessel from narrowing again, but the placement of the balloon is not once and for all, the patient still need to take long-term medication for the second level of prevention of coronary heart disease treatment.
Such patients usually need to take antiplatelet drugs to reduce the probability of thrombus re-formation, commonly used drugs, including aspirin, Tegretol, etc., in addition to the need to take lipid regulating drugs for anti-atherosclerotic treatment, common drugs, including atorvastatin calcium.
Patients with coronary artery disease need to be treated in a timely manner and follow the doctor’s instructions for long-term preventive treatment, so as to improve the prognosis more effectively.