BTW, has anybody in the media called this a heart attack?
He’s still in the hospital - in lieu of an MI, he should have gone home the next day.
Good point. Angioplasty does not require open-heart surgery. It consists of a catheter and stent being sent through the femoral artery to the point of the blockage(s). The stent is expanded and compresses the plaque against the walls of the artery, thus enlarging the opening and allowing increased blood flow. The patient ordinarily would not be hospitalized for 3 days. I am not a doctor. My knowledge is based on personal experience.