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Can you prevent a heart attack by putting in a stent?
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Yes.: Actually, most of the time, coronary stents are placed to resolve angina (chest pain or shortness of breath due to arterial blockage). If a patient comes to the emergency room while they are having a heart attack, angioplasty may prevent the dying of the muscle that would normally result from the heart attack, it may event save the person's life.
Answered 1/14/2014
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Yes: By opening up a narrowing in the coronary artery ...
Answered 5/23/2012
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