Interventional cardiology is a branch of medical specialty of cardiology that deals specifically with the catheter based treatment of structural heart disease. Various procedures named: angioplasty, ELANA, MIDCAB, TECAB etc has evolved, which involves the extraction of clots from occluded coronary arteries, deployment of stents and balloons through a small hole made into major artery, leaving no scars, leading to increased life span of people suffering from cardiovascular problems.

Keywords: Cardiology ; Interventional Cardiology; Angioplasty.