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Have you had any patients who got a sudden blocked lad artery, mi, and sca, and who survived despite stent failure (permanent total blockage)?

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Dr. Leila Hashemi answered

Specializes in Internal Medicine

Depends : well sometimes these blockages happen slowly therefore the heart compensate and make collateral circulation which supplies the myocardium( heart muscle) which saves the patient.

Dr Saghafi and 2 doctors agreed

Answered 7/17/2014

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