depending on the type of stent you get and how bad your cad is will determine
how long you stay on certain meds, like
plavix some people take it for a year after a DES I have to take plavix for life. then there is other meds you may have to take depending on circumstances. i take metorporol, plavix, vytorin, lisinipril and a couple others for the rest of my life to help keep me from another heart attack, diet and excercise will help the most though.