There are four main techniques to prevent this. Drugs may be given to breakdown a blood clot. The obstruction can be cleared by pushing the plaque towards the wall of the artery by inflating a balloon inside the artery (balloon angioplasty). The obstruction can be loosened up by brushing it and suctioning it out of the artery, this is called atheroectomy...
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The obstruction can be loosened up by brushing it and suctioning it out of the artery, this is called atheroectomy. The last technique is to clear the plaque out by using one of the methods mentioned and then add a device, called a stent, that will remain in the artery and hold it open. These techniques are only temporary, because they do not fix the problem that caused the heart attack, they only slow down the process...
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