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Why would there be blood in the stomach after a heart attack for which an angioplasty and stents were placed?
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∙ 15y ago
Severe illness, such as a heart attack, can cause ulcers or gastritis just due to the stress you body is under, these are called Cushings ulcers, and are treated the same way as any other ulcer, with medications. This is probably the most common cause of blood in the stomach, however, after a heart attack, people are put on several medications which increase their likelihood of bleeding, such as aspirin, plavix (especially after stents are put in), and heparin. You may have had some small bleeding in your stomach or intestines which was not detected before you were started on these medications which these medications made worse.
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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.
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
What is the most effective angina treatment?
There is no "most effective" treatment. It all depends on the person and type of angina. Treatments include Angioplasty and stents, medicine and also lifestyle changes are important.
If medicated stents were placed in heart valve in July and suffered chest pain and tightness could this be from stents?
Probabably not, it may be caused by something else, or something related, but the best thing to do is to check with your doctor.
What is the proper spelling of stents?
Stents.
How are Heart Stents Used?
Heart stents, made of a small mesh tube are used to prevent heart attacks by keeping coronary arteries open. They are often inserted following non-invasive procedures such as angioplasty, which also works to keep blood flowing through arteries. Stents are inserted via a balloon catheter, which guides the stent into place in the narrowed artery. The balloon is deflated and the stent then expands to hold open the artery. Heart tissue heals around the stent over a period of several weeks. Stents sometimes contain medicine to lessen the possibility of reblockage due to plaque.
What is another name for balloon angioplasty?
Balloon angioplasty (stents) Angioplasty is the technique of mechanically widening a narrowed or obstructed blood vessel, typically as a result of atherosclerosis. An empty and collapsed balloon on a guide wire, known as a balloon catheter, is passed into the narrowed locations and then inflated to a fixed size using water pressures some 75 to 500 times normal blood pressure (6 to 20 atmospheres). The balloon crushes the fatty deposits, opening up the blood vessel for improved flow, and the balloon is then collapsed and withdrawn.
What is a stent in a heart operation?
A metal tube put into a coronary artery to hold it open.
What are the cures of atherosclerosis?
There are no cures for atherosclerosis. There are only treatments for it currently and preventative measures you can take to help minimize your risk from the complications that come from atherosclerosis (i.e heart attack and stroke to name a few). Treatments include expensive medicines, or surgery like an angioplasty which may require the need for stents to physically open the artery wider, or even bipass operations.
How is a ureteral stent removed?
Stents are removed same way they are placed, via a cystoscope. Patient is scoped and a grasper grabs the stent part that remains in the bladder.
What are some advantages of having a stint placed inside your heart?
Stents placed inside the heart restores blood flow through narrowed arteries. A stent may also help to strengthen a weak artery and prevent it from bursting.
What are the release dates for The Dr- Bob Show - 2003 Parkinson's Disease?
The Dr- Bob Show - 2003 Angioplasty and Stents Dr- Malcolm Foster was released on: USA: 21 June 2012
