my brother has a blocked artery that they cannot break through it or open it up with the balloon. The doctors stated that the calcium deposit was to hard and they mentioned they were going to try and treat him with medicene. What type of medicene would that be and would it disolve the deposit?
Hi, Welcome. This is Chat Doctor. Chronically blocked artery (CTO) is blockage which is present from a long time & calcium deposits on it making it very hard. This is very hard to open. Maximum times collateral small blood vessels developed near to bypass blood. When it is not penetrable, we put patient on medical therapy. This includes blood thinner and other medicine to prevent chest pain(anti-anginal).This medicine won't dissolve the blockage already present. Thanks