What are the long term effects of a stent?

Blood clotting - A blood clot is the most serious complication that can occur within the stent. Blood clots can lead to severe complications such as heart attack, stroke, and thromboembolism to another part of the body. Chest pain – Chest pain is a symptom of re-stenosis.

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What are the long term problems with stents?

Originally, stents were made of bare metal. But sometimes, cells from the inner artery walls grew over and around the metal, like a scab on a wound. Known as restenosis, the process can re-block blood flow through the artery, causing chest pain (angina) and, in some cases, a heart attack.

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What is the most common stent complication?

It's common to have bleeding or bruising under the skin where the catheter was inserted. More serious complications are less common but can include: damage to the artery where the sheath was inserted. allergic reaction to the contrast agent used during the procedure.

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What are two disadvantages of using stents?

These may include:
  • Allergic reaction to stent material.
  • Blood clot formation on the stent.
  • Procedure related issues including damage to blood vessels.
  • Scar tissue formation around the stent.
  • Side effects of medicated coating on the stent.
  • CABG may still be necessary in some cases.
  • The blood vessel may collapse.

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Can you live a long healthy life with a stent?

Along with these two critical components, follow your cardiologist's advice and take your prescribed medicines on time to manage your blood pressure, diabetes, and cholesterol. As a result, even after implanting stents in three major coronary arteries, if correctly controlled, you can live a long life.

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Do you have to take blood thinners forever after a stent?

You will need to take antiplatelet medicines, or blood thinners, to prevent blood clots from forming in the stents in your arteries. Your provider may prescribe these medicines for 1 year or more after getting a coronary stent. For carotid or peripheral artery stents, it may be 1 month or more.

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How many years does a stent last in your heart?

How long will a stent last? It is permanent. There is just a 2–3 per cent risk of narrowing coming back, and if that happens it is usually within 6–9 months. If it does, it can potentially be treated with another stent.

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What to avoid if you have a stent?

In most cases, you'll be advised to avoid heavy lifting and strenuous activities for about a week, or until the wound has healed.
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Before you leave hospital, you should be given advice on:
  • any medication you need to take.
  • improving your diet and lifestyle.
  • wound care and hygiene advice during your recovery.

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Can I drink alcohol after having a stent fitted?

Life after stent placement should have no room for excessive alcohol. Patients must strictly limit their alcohol consumption. Excessive consumption of alcohol can lead to a wide variety of health complications – from increased blood pressure to strokes, irregular heartbeats and cardiomyopathy or heart muscle diseases.

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What are signs that stent is not working properly?

Symptoms like fatigue, chest pain or shortness of breath can indicate in-stent restenosis. If you experience symptoms, you should contact your healthcare provider. Newer, safer drug-eluting stents can lower your risk of developing in-stent restenosis.

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What are the three stent risks?

Risks include:
  • A blood clot inside your stent.
  • A reaction to the stent itself or to the drug coating on it.
  • Bleeding.
  • A tear inside your artery.
  • Restenosis (your artery gets narrow again later).
  • Stroke.

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Do stents lower blood pressure?

Background: Stenting of coarctation of the aorta (CoA) generally results in good angiographic results and a decrease in transcoarctation pressure gradient.

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How often should heart stents be checked?

As recommended in the National Disease Management Guidelines (6), patients with coronary heart disease and those who have undergone stent implantation should be followed up regularly (every three to six months) by their primary care physicians, independently of any additional visits that may be necessitated by ...

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Can I still exercise with a stent?

Rule No 4: Moderate exercise after stenting procedure: No patient needs bed rest following stent implantation. It is advisable for patients to commence moderate exercise such as walking on the plain ground soon after angioplasty and gradually increase the intensity of exercise.

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What precautions should you take after a heart stent?

Avoid sexual activity for 2 to 5 days. Ask your provider when it will be OK to start again. Don't take a bath or swim for the first week. You may take showers, but make sure the area where the catheter was inserted does not get wet for the first 24 to 48 hours.

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Do stents set off metal detectors?

You will not set off any metal detectors after stent implantation. By the same token, you will not have to take antibiotics before surgical or dental procedures to prevent bacteria from infecting your stent, unless your doctor specifically orders it.

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Can you eat toast with a stent?

Foods such as bread, toast, egg, fish with bones, pithy fruit (orange, grapefruit, pineapple), stringy vegetables (green beans, celery), salad items, raw vegetables and chips may cause your stent to block. This is why they have not been included in the suggested meal plan.

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Can life go back to normal after a stent?

It generally takes most people a couple of weeks to start returning to their normal activities after angioplasty/stenting. Before you leave hospital, you'll be given detailed instructions for exercise, medications, follow-up appointments, ongoing wound care and resuming normal activities.

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Does life change after a stent?

Final note: Life after stent placement does change. Based on how well one follows their doctor's advice, it can even lead to a better quality of life than before. For instance, following a healthy diet and moderate activity can help attain good cardiac health in the long run.

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What is the oldest age for stent?

Coronary artery stenting can be performed safely in patients ≥80 years of age, with excellent acute results and a low rate of clinical restenosis, albeit with higher incidences of in-hospital and long-term mortality, and vascular and bleeding complications compared to nonaged patients.

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Is a stent or bypass better?

While stents offer a minimally invasive way to reopen a blocked artery, bypass surgery also remains a leading treatment for people with complex coronary artery disease (CAD).

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What not to eat after heart stent surgery?

Large pieces of beef, poultry, pork and shellfish are most likely to cause a blockage of your stent: o Shred, mince or grind meats and shellfish. o Slow cook meats until tender. o Fish the texture of salmon, tuna, cod and tilapia do not need to be modified. Breads and dried fruits may cause blockage of your stent.

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Do they ever remove heart stents?

The necessity of keeping a heart stent is only to the fluidity of the blood inside the arteries. But once the surgery conducted then it is mandatory to remove the stent and replace it with the new one.

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Do I have to take aspirin for life after stent?

It has been common practice for patients who have had a stent placed to clear a blocked artery to take an anti-clotting drug (such as Plavix, Effient, or Brilinta) plus aspirin for 12 months after the procedure. Taking these two medications, called dual anti-platelet therapy, reduces the risk of forming blood clots.

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