Plaques can be removed from your artery by a process known as atherectomy. Various types of atherectomy are: rotational, directional and laser atherectomy.
Friable heart tissue is seen in early days after a heart attack till the scar formation is complete. This region is prone for rupture which can be fatal.
Virtual EP study was performed in the computer model and real EP study was performed in vivo with programmed stimulation and noncontact mapping in pigs.
Most silent heart attacks are detected by an ECG. In Framingham Heart Study, 25 percent of the heart attacks were silent, being detected by routine ECG.