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My Great Aunt had a similar surgery years ago and I know for experience and can be a pretty intense procedure. You have to do the research to find the best possible hospital and doctors that have plenty of success in this particular field. A stent is basically a small mesh tube that doctors use to treat the narrowed and/or weakened arteries in the body.
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Where in the body is a cardiac stent placed?
A coronary stent (or cardiac stent) is placed in arteries that supply blood to the heart. The stent is a tube that is designed to keep the arteries open to increase blood flow.
Can you have EKG with a stent?
Yes, you can have an EKG (electrocardiogram) after receiving a stent. The presence of a stent does not interfere with the EKG test, which measures the electrical activity of the heart. In fact, EKGs are often used to monitor heart health and assess any issues following stent placement. Always consult with your healthcare provider for personalized advice regarding your heart health and diagnostic tests.
What describes why a stent is used?
To open an artery near the heart. :)
What is mild reversible ischemia?
a term cardiologists use to indicate that a persons heart can be saved with an intervention before an event like a heart attack. the intervention is usually a stent or bypass, depending on the severity and vessels invloved.
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.
Heart stent and using tanning bed use is it safe?
yes
How long can a heart stent stay in?
They're usually intended to stay in indefinitely ! The purpose of the stent - is to wide the main arteries or veins in the heart - keeping blood flowing correctly. Once performed, the surgery is intended to be permanent.
What is the use of a coronary stent?
To open an artery near the heart
The meaning of stent?
stent
What does a heart stent do for people who have them?
It is a mesh tube that is put into the heart's artries you can go to this website to learn more http://www.webmd.com/heart-disease/treatment-angioplasty-stents and
Can you smoke after you have a stent put in your neck?
Not a wise idea, because smoking is one of the main reasons for stents needing to be placed in the neck...
Can a stent be cleaned out?
can a stent be cleaned
