Types of heart operations stents
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larryjphotos I believe the Cardiologist is saying that he is unable to get the catheter through previous interventions because of the amount of scar tissue which has formed. With Plaque, there are some very good Cardiologists out there who have developed amazing skills with available tools. They can chip away at the plaque and capture large pieces, like digging a tunnel through the hard layer until they reach softer material.
His INR was not monitored for 2 days (1 of those a surgery day, and reading the following days INR of 8.7 was likely to be out of the theraputic range).
He subsequently was given vit K and INR came down to 1.5 at which time a needle biopsy was performed. His kidney unfortunately bled out and is now non-functioning. It showed type 4 lupus nephritis. His right kidney is also impaired with a creatinine sitting around 240.
I have a blockage somewhere in the area of the heart { lower descending anterior coronary artery region } I am an afib patient with high blood pressure, hypertension, diabetic, thyroid and bleeding from the rectum because of hemoroids and have recently failed my stress test and ordered to have an anteriogram in the stent room just in case... I also have a low blood count.
I have been unable to sleep laying down now without severe angina inspire of the three new stents. Heart is getting about 50 percent blood. I don't wear my patch at night because I need it in the daytime and you are only supposed to wear for 12 hours max per day. So now I am sleeping sitting up and it is really difficult but cures the severe and scary angina at night. I was losing sleep and spraying every night. Really scary stuff.
DES is Boston Scientic, a manufacturer of stents who has 40% of the market. Financial statements showed a reduction of DES sales and increase in BMS. This observation was made a year or so ago! The new DES you are referring to is a stent that is coated with a substance that works for a shorter period of time, 3 months, as opposed to 1 year or so with the older type coated Des.
There are a number of reasons to have leg cramps and different types of leg cramps. I dont think the development of cramps in the legs would have any relationship to stents in the blood vessels of the heart. If there is any relationship beyond coincidence, perhaps it is that medications like diuretics to treat hypertension and heart disease can cause dehydration and electrolyte disturbances which can predispose one to night time cramps.
I have had two pyleoplasty operations by neith seems to have worked. Today is my fourth day with a swollen right kidney, chronic pain in my left back and flank, and the inability to sleep, drink or eat. I've had these attacks many times before and they usually resolved themselves within 12-24 hours. This one doesn't seem to be going away and I'm looking for help!
There are different types of stents, bare metal stents (BMS) and drug eluting stents (DES). There are two problems with stents, stenosis and clotting. Stenosis is usually formed by scar tissue formed in the artery when it tries to repair itself, but scar tissue grows very quickly and a bit out of control, forming a partial or high level blockage. The DES drug coating prevents this, it inhibits the growth of scar tissue and only allows the regrowth of normal healthy artery tissue.
ing pain again the cath this time showed an occluded LIMA to the LAD and the Cicumflex marginal had a 60-70% lesion, diagonal of the LAD has 60% ostial disease, 55% stenosis in the LAD between the 2 stents, and the right coranary had 35% stenosis. I am on 20 mg of Crestor. I have been having chest pain again even fainting spells, but my cardiologist has'nt done another cath. The Dr.
How much time has passed after placement of your stents? It can take some time for your heart to recover from the period of ischemia. Also, some anti-coagulation medication that you are taking now, can cause shortness of breath.
Slowly building up your ability to exercise during weeks/months after the placement of the stents can show remarkable improvements.
my husband has had several stents in but he has this spot on his back tat inches really bad he wants me to constantly scratch it I was wondering if one of his stents he could be allergic to and he also breaks out alot and iches all over his body some days of the week please let me know thanks should he see his cardiologist
The stents themselves aren't affected by alcohol that I know of, I've not received warnings during my history of receiving stents. However, some heart medications warn about the use of alcohol. I'd certainly pose your question to your doctor.
I exercise by walking hills, have had a number of stents and angiograms, and will tell you from my experience a cold wind is my enemy. The combination of the cold and the exertion almost always causes me to have angina symptoms. I now avoid that kind of stress. Does the angina dissapate when he takes a nitro pill? Hopefully he does when he feels the angina.
What Beta Blocker is he taking? Also, congratulate him on his weight loss.
Many sufferers dramatically reduce their levels of activity in the mistaken belief that that will reduce their risk of heart attack. In fact, on the contrary, in doing that, they increase the risk and, at the same time, their quality of life diminishes. People with refractory angina become frequent attendees at GP surgeries, undergo multiple emergency admissions to hospital and suffer exacerbated chest pain. Many patients and careers live in an unfounded perpetual fear of sudden death".
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