PreOp® Patient Education Heart Stent Implant Angioplasty

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Your doctor has recommended that you undergo a balloon angioplasty with a stent implant. But what does that actually mean?

The heart is located in the center of the chest. It's job is to keep blood continually circulating throughout the body.

The blood vessels that supply the body with oxygen-rich blood are called arteries.
The arteries that supplies blood to the heart muscle itself are called coronary arteries.
Sometimes, these blood vessels can narrow or become blocked by plaque deposits, restricting normal blood flow.

In simple terms, a balloon angioplasty with stent insertion is a procedure used to increase the amount of blood flowing through the coronary artery.

During a balloon angioplasty, a heart specialist will insert a thin tube into an artery in your arm or leg and gently guide it towards the problem area in your heart.

Once the tube is in place, a small balloon is briefly inflated in order to widen the narrowed artery.

A short length of mesh tubing called a stent is then inserted into the newly widened artery.
During and after the procedure, your doctor will take x-rays in order to monitor your progress.

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[drew1000ronaldo]

koooooooooooooooool

[shayansbs]

Need more Information Pls..

[ndnflava]

what are plaque deposits?

[ranjanarendra]

THIS Video is excellent for veining normal human being and also convince any person to rid from coronary angioplasty.

thank a lot .

DR wadher .MBBS.MD.FCCP

[skirts365]

I was in poor condition combining calcification with "pec-deck" exercise stressing upper chest arteries. Symptoms appeared suddenly. I used the principle that for many solids, there is an acid that liquefies. CITRIC ACID in fresh lemon juice (sans sugar) over a several month period REVERSED the "hardened" condition. What I just said is "medical heresy" but only because it tends to delete income from MD's. If you use lemons add some water & DON'T leave on teeth--it WILL attack enamel--RINSE!

[gurjasj]

unfortunately this net( stent) can easily breakdown or injure all our blood cell when they hit with its structure.

[brlaranjo]

really? I am 20 and have hypertension because of my coaraction of the aorta and I have been on it for about 2 years and I am still high. I am taking lisinopril

[afferencia]

hi RABIH; YES HEAVY EXERCISE LIKE BODY BUILDING AND FAST RUNNING; CAN HARM THE STENT; JUST WALK HOW MUCH YOU LIKEBCS WHEN BLOOD FLOWS FASTLY; THE THROMBOCYTS GET THROWN ON THE NET ; BREAK AND KEEP STICKED ON THE PLACE; SOME MORE COMES DO THE SAME; YOU HAVE A MICRO THROMBOSES THERE WHICH CAN GRADUALLY GROW; IF YOU HAVE MORE QUESTION ASK ME PLS:

[happilylil]

i have hypertension and i started taking Levodyn a month ago. it's working great with me, my blood pressure is now normal.

[rabih2200]

Dear all,

does anyone know if heavy fitness, sports and exersices can harm the stent??

Thanks