When your cholesterol levels are high, a fatty substance known as plaque can attach to the walls of your arteries. This is called atherosclerosis. As plaque accumulates on the inside of your arteries, your arteries can narrow. This reduces the space available for blood to flow.

Though not everyone needs this procedure, many people find that when medication and other treatments don’t help, they opt for angioplasty and stent placement from the experienced cardiology doctor in El Paso, Dr. Lookman Lawal.