Discuss - percutaneous transluminal coronary angioplasty


Question: The client is being discharged after a two-day hospital stay for new-onset angina. An angiogram revealed a 90% blockage of the left anterior descending artery, which was successfully opened by percutaneous transluminal coronary angioplasty (PTCA). The client asks the nurse why rest is important when the chest pain begins. How should the nurse respond?

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