Question on Stents

[Prada47]

Question on stents I forgot to ask this question to the cardiologist.

I had a couple of stents into an already bypassed LAD now after a Stress MRI his thoughts are the stents are to small !! So an Angiogram is planned ( 8 to 12 weeks wait ) to look at putting in a couple of larger stents to increase the blood flow to an area of my heart that is getting blood but maybe not quite enough !

My question is do they leave the original two stents in place or are they removable, and then larger ones placed in the artery ?? appreciate any answers on this.

Thanks

[controlcause]

Does stress MRI give ischemia %. Usually angiogram needed when > 10%. For my brother in law it was not replaced but additional stent added

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Good old Google....

"When a stent is implanted in an artery, the cells of the artery wall eventually grow over the stent. The stent becomes permanently embedded in the artery wall. Because of this, a stent cannot be removed once it has been placed in an artery. Doing so would damage the artery wall."

Hope this helps 👍😊

[Dj1962]

Can I ask..when did you have your original bypass..?

[Prada47 in reply to Dj1962]

Hello

In 2015 bypass surgery, stents in 2018 reason for the stents was he said they had missed an area that would benefit from an increased blood flow. I just posted an update under Cardiologist Appointment HF which gives a little more information.

Regards

[Dj1962 in reply to Prada47]

Thank you for your reply...I had a bypass Christmas eve 2019..all was fine initially but I've noticed a steady decline in my fitness and now having angina attacks again...☹