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How long do cardiac stents last?
Coronary stents last forever and will never be removed. However, 10-20% of patients may develop retenosis, or blockage in he stent, which would require another procedure to clear them out. For this reason it is very important for patients who have been treated with Stents to take Plavix and Aspirin as prescribed by their doctor until told otherwise.
How long do cardiac stents usually last?
Coronary stents last forever and will never be removed. However, 10-20% of patients may develop retenosis, or blockage in he stent, which would require another procedure to clear them out. For this reason it is very important for patients who have been treated with Stents to take Plavix and Aspirin as prescribed by their doctor until told otherwise.
What is the meaning of stets as related to the heart?
It is "Stents" and not stets. Stents are small, metallic, porous cylindrical structures that are placed within a blood vessel to prevent re-narrowing of the blood vessel due to chloesterol deposition. Usually these stents are placed after a "ballon angioplasty", a medical surgery to clean the deposited cholesterol plaques in the blood vessels (coronary arteries), to prevent re-narrowing or furhter deposition of chlolesterol that may block the coronary arteries and may lead to Angina or heart attack. In some cases these stents may also be coated with drugs such stents are called as drug eluting stents.
Where are stents usually implanted?
coronary arteries, the carotid arteries in the neck, and renal (kidney) or biliary (gall bladder) arteries
How many coronary stents are performed during interventional procedures?
Stent placement is part of more than 70% of interventional procedures.
What does the medical abberviation cabg x 4 2t cad?
This patient has had coronary artery bypass grafting. This is an open heart surgery. In the surgery, the patient got 4 of their heart arteries replaced with stents. Stents help restore blood flow to the heart. This surgery was secondary to coronary artery disease, which is when the arteries of the heart get hardened with plaque.
How many cardiac stents can a person have?
I have had 32 stents put in in the last 7 years
What is a stent in a heart operation?
A metal tube put into a coronary artery to hold it open.
What is the effect of coronary stents coated with drugs?
These coated stents have significantly reduced restenosis rates--down to 3%--in some clinical studies. One coated stent brand, the Cordis CYPHER, became the first coated stent approved by the FDA in April 2003.
What does the company known as Stron Medical specialize in?
Stron Medical is a German based company. It specializes in the manufacturing and distribution of coronary and vascular medical products such as stents and catheters.
What is the proper spelling of stents?
Stents.
When does someone need heart stents?
The coronary stent is a tube placed in the coronary arteries to keep them open and is a treatment for coronary heart disease. It is an intervention to prevent heart attacks and more damage to the heart.
