Question 1

whats heart stent recovery time?

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Short: If the stent is placed in electively (and not for myocardial infarction), recovery is quite short.  We tell our patients not to walk a long distance, lift anything heavy, or drive a car for 2 days.  They are also instructed not to submerge the puncture site in the leg for one week.  Showers are okay.

Question 2

how long does a heart stent last?

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Complicated answer: So many factors affect this...Nature and degree of blockage, type of stent, diabetes, smoking, medication...See your cardiologist for a more detailed answer.

Question 3

how long does the heart stent take?

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Minutes: A cardiac catheterization is a procedure in which a cardiologist will place a stent and usually takes only a few minutes. Usually the whole procedure will last an hour or hour and a half.

Question 4

when should i have heart stent replaced?

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Coronary stent: Coronary stents can not be "replaced" as such. However, they can be re-opened or restented if they renarrow , or restenose. The  injury or trauma to the vessel wall during the initial stent placement results in a healing response with scar tissue growth. With current drug-eluting stents, scar tissue growth is inhibited and renarrowing occurs in only approximately 5%.

Question 5

what can happen if a heart stent closes?

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Bad stuff: If a stent closes slowly (stenosis) or quickly (thrombosis) the net effect is the same. Reduced or complete absence of blood flow to the area that the stent is keeping open. That means that area will not get blood and infarct and die.

Question 6

recovery time after having a heart stent?

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2-4 days: It's not technically major surgery but it is a serious procedure. Some patients go home following day, some stay 2-3 days.

Question 7

what is the purpose of placing heart stent?

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Stent: Coronary stent placement is done percutaneously (i.e. Through a small puncture in the groin or wrist) via an artery, and deploys a small tube/ mesh (the stent) in the blood vessels of the heart, in order to open up a blockage and keep that area open. It stays in your body indefinitely. Some stents are uncoated (bare metal), some are coated with medications in order to prevent further blockage.

Question 8

why am i experiencing pain after heart stent?

Accepted Answer

There is a : Possiblity that you are having closure of your stent. You should not be stoping your Plavix (clopidogrel) without discussions with your physician. You should see your doctor asap.

Question 9

please explain how long does a heart stent last?

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Carduiac stent: It depends upon type of stent, site of stent, size of stent and multiple other risk factors. There is no predictability.

Question 10

i want to know what's the purpose of a heart stent?

Accepted Answer

Stent: A coronary artery stent is a device inserted into a coronary artery to help hold the blood vessel open so that it doesn't re close after it is opened by a balloon.

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