2023年11月7日 · A stent is a mesh coil that helps hold the artery open. Most stents slowly release a medicine that prevents the artery from re-narrowing. During angioplasty and stenting, flexible tubes called catheters and a balloon are used to reopen a blocked artery.

2024年1月28日 · At age 80 they discovered I had a 70 percent blockage with an angioplasty. Four months later I had stent put in. And at age 82 because of shortness of breath I did another angioplasty - for left heart/right heart catheterization - the right heart cath failed (they couldn't get the internal jugular).

2023年5月27日 · The stent allows blood to flow through the previously blocked artery (C). If your angina is stable, you might be able to control it with lifestyle changes and medicines. Unstable angina requires treatment right away in a hospital.

2024年7月30日 · I am still very weak and fatigued from the stent surgery and I believe the Plavix but I am learning that although the cardiologists tell you this is a procedure that shouldn't cause much recovery time that adjusting has been much harder than I anticipated.

Usually a small metal coil called a stent is placed in the artery. The stent keeps the artery open. It also reduces the risk of renarrowing. If your arteries are narrowed or blocked in several areas, you might need coronary bypass surgery. This also might be true if you have a blockage in one of the larger main arteries.

2022年1月12日 · That is the minimum blockage to stent. Because of upcoming surgery, I was put on medication and not stented. Later one of the cardiologists did tell me that recent research has shown that medication can be as effective as stenting in most cases.

To place a coronary artery stent, a balloon on the tip of the catheter is inflated to widen the blocked artery (A). Then a metal mesh stent is placed (B). The stent helps hold the artery open so blood can flow through it (C).

2019年11月14日 · I had 1 stent placed in my LAD (left anterior descending artery). I was told I was very fortunate because although I was in very good shape I had just had what they called "The Widow Maker" with 100% blockage in my LAD.

2016年11月9日 · I received a single stent in my LAD for a 100% blockage which they called the "Widow Maker". I was extremely fortunate to be alive I was told and unfortunately I was left with an EF (Ejection Fraction) of 35%.

2022年1月12日 · That is the minimum blockage to stent. Because of upcoming surgery, I was put on medication and not stented. Later one of the cardiologists did tell me that recent research has shown that medication can be as effective as stenting in most cases.