I was reading artery plaque could not be removed. They either bypass it
Or stent it. By pushing it against the artery walls. They can slow the progression of the plaque, with medicines and Diet. But they cannot remove it.
Angioplasty only pushes the plaque against the artery walls. And the artery soon gets occluded again. Only bypass gives you a clean artery.
There was an attempt to remove plaque by the Japanese doctors( Atherectomy)
With a sort of a router/cutter attachment. But it proved too dangerous. The part of atherectomy that is appealing to me is the cutlery tool.
That removes the plaque and then implements the pulverization process. Thereby
Preventing large particles from traveling and clogging other parts of the coronary
Artery. But its not a popular process.
Has anyone heard of any recent breakthroughs in the removal of artery?
Plaque?