Timeline of angioplasty

Each milestone in the history of coronary angioplasty has inspired new insights, innovations and tools used in the science of treating coronary disease. These innovations continue to drive new frontiers in interventional cardiology. For 40 years, interventional procedures have spread around the world and comprise millions procedures each year.

Find out more about how this discipline evolved and where it is headed.

Quiz

How much do you really know about the the history of angioplasty, an intervention that changed the face of cardiology? You can now test your knowledge by taking our 5 minute QUIZ!

First case

Discover the story and learn about the technical details of how Andreas Grüntzig performed the first PTCA on a conscious patient in 1977.

Historic Milestones

Discover the timeline of key interventions in coronary angioplasty that have evolved over the past 40 years and continue to spawn new technologies and quests for clinical solutions and clinical data

Global expansion

Here is a handy map you can use to find the first cardiovascular interventionists and first procedures across the globe.