Dieting after an angioplasty should include providing meals and snacks that provide important sources of nutrition, while helping maintain a healthy weight, and decreasing both blood pressure and cholesterol levels.
Coronary angioplasty (AN-jee-o-plas-tee) involves inserting a balloon on a narrow tube called a catheter into an artery which has become blocked, then inflating it to widen and improve blood flow. Your physician may also insert a mesh-like tube known as a stent to help keep future blockages at bay.
Avoid fried and fatty foods
Angioplasty is a non-invasive process designed to unclog your arteries or corridors that carry blood to your heart, often used to treat coronary artery disease in which plaque (fatty material such as fat and cholesterol) builds up and blocks these passageways.
As you recover from angioplasty, it’s essential to follow a balanced and nutritious diet. Incorporating more fruits and vegetables and less fried and fatty foods is wise; their intake increases your risk for cardiovascular diseases.
Instead, try eating more whole grains, vegetables, fruits, lean meats, nuts and seeds; while also limiting your salt and sugar consumption. Doing this will help lower blood pressure as well as decrease your chances of heart disease and stroke. If unsure about which food items are appropriate, consult with a healthcare provider.
Eat a lot of fruits and vegetables
An angioplasty procedure involves passing a catheter over an atherosclerotic plaque in your blood vessel and inflating a balloon with air before inserting a stent to keep your artery open; any shrinkage of this stent could result in blood clot formation if left alone for too long.
In order to prevent this, it’s essential that post-angioplasty patients consume plenty of fruits and vegetables as well as whole grains, lean meats, healthy nuts and seeds, healthy beverages and healthy beverages. In terms of nutrition, herbs, spices or low-sodium condiments can add flavor to meals while water or fruit or vegetable juice are great sources of hydration without the added sugar found in canned or bottled juices.
Eat lean meats
An angioplasty procedure involves opening blocked blood vessels that provide oxygen to your heart, helping relieve chest pain and shortness of breath while decreasing risk for future problems such as atherosclerosis – but unfortunately cannot cure atherosclerosis itself – it simply helps mitigate its symptoms. That said, lifestyle modifications (such as changing diet) should also be made in order to lessen future risk factors.
After having an angioplasty, the Mediterranean diet can be an excellent choice to reduce sodium and saturated fat intake while increasing physical activity levels. Furthermore, its rich source of omega-3 fatty acids may also help lower your cholesterol and blood pressure – try getting at least half your calories from these six food groups!
Eat wholesome nuts and seeds
Consuming nuts and seeds daily provides your body with essential fats, fiber, minerals and other essential nutrients to support heart health and lower cholesterol. They may even promote dilation of blood vessels! Select nuts such as peanuts, cashews, almonds or walnuts from different varieties for an array of nut and seed options and try to limit sugary beverages or high-salt food items when selecting nuts as part of a balanced diet.
An angioplasty is a straightforward, painless procedure designed to restore blood flow to your heart muscle by opening up blocked coronary arteries. This procedure can help avoid heart attacks or other problems caused by plaque build-up in the arteries; additionally, following a healthy diet post surgery may reduce risk. For optimal results consult your physician about making changes in eating habits prior and after your angioplasty surgery – for optimal outcomes it may even require following a liquid diet pre/post procedure.
Avoid sugar
Though angioplasty can help restore blood flow to clogged arteries and alleviate symptoms associated with coronary artery disease (CAD), it should not be seen as a cure. A healthy diet can help manage risk factors and preserve its benefits after surgery.
A cardiologist, who specializes in heart diseases, will examine you and conduct tests to detect heart conditions. You may need to adjust or discontinue taking certain medicines before your angioplasty procedure takes place.
After having had an angioplasty, it is wise to avoid foods high in salt or sugar which could increase your risk of heart attacks and strokes. Instead, opt for bland food, limit sweets intake even if you aren’t diabetic, opt for boiled or steamed meals over fried ones to decrease fat consumption and be mindful of when choosing meals for lunches and dinners.
