Can you feel stents in your heart?

Will I feel the stent? No. You will not feel the stent inside of you. (Though you will probably feel better after it has been implanted and blood flow in your coronary artery has been restored.)

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How long does it take for a stent to settle?

Once the stent has been placed, tissue will start to coat the stent like a layer of skin. The stent will be fully lined with tissue within 3 to 12 months, depending on if the stent has a medicine coating or not. You may be prescribed medicines called antiplatelets to decrease the "stickiness" of platelets.

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Why can you feel stents?

“This is because your artery has suffered some trauma and bruising from the stent being fitted. You can have episodes of pain or discomfort as the stent settles into place.

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Can a heart stent move?

A rare but serious complication of stents is dislodgement, which can lead to embolization, emergency coronary bypass graft surgery, or even death [1,2]. Stent dislodgement is more likely in lesions that are severely calcified and significantly angulated [3-5].

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Is it normal to have some chest pain after a stent?

The main findings demonstrate that chest pain after intervention is common and occurs significantly more often after stent implantation than after PTCA or coronary angiography alone.

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Coronary Stents: What you need to know!!

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How do you know if something is wrong with your stent?

Symptoms will usually tell you if there's a problem.

Sometimes heart problems return after a stent procedure. If that happens, you usually have symptoms—like chest pain, fatigue, or shortness of breath. If you do have symptoms, a stress test can help your doctor see what's going on.

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How often should a heart stent be checked?

As recommended in the National Disease Management Guidelines (6), patients with coronary heart disease and those who have undergone stent implantation should be followed up regularly (every three to six months) by their primary care physicians, independently of any additional visits that may be necessitated by ...

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What is the average life of a heart stent?

They are made to be permanent — once a stent is placed, it's there to stay. In cases when a stented coronary artery does re-narrow, it usually happens within 1 to 6 months after placement.

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Will a stent set off a metal detector?

No. A stent should not set off any metal detector or security screening. You will receive a wallet card with information about your stent after your procedure. You can keep that with you in the event there is any concern at security checkpoints.

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Does a stent show up on xray?

Stents can present as a confusing artefact on the X-ray and can mimic a foreign body if the index of suspicion is not high and should be kept high on the list of differentials in such X-rays.

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Can a stent move and cause pain?

In short, the answer is no. Once a stent is opened in an artery, the tissue cells of the artery wall begin to grow over the stent. The stent becomes a part of the artery wall and cannot move.

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How long does stent discomfort last?

This generally only last a few hours, but should resolve over the next 2-3 days. Sometimes, mild discomfort can last up to 2 weeks. You may also have burning with urination, with urinary frequency as well. What should I do after stent removal?

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Can stents be uncomfortable?

Stents can cause discomfort and pain in the bladder, kidneys, groin, urethra and the genitals. The discomfort or pain may be more noticeable after physical activity and passing urine. Taking regular painkillers, such as paracetamol, should ease the discomfort.

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What foods to avoid after stents?

Reduce your salt intake - use as little salt as possible when cooking as this will help to lower your blood pressure and help prevent fluid retention. Avoid sugary foods - these are often eaten in place of healthy foods and can contribute to weight gain.

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How does your heart feel after a stent?

Your chest may also feel tender after the procedure, but this is normal and usually passes in a few days. If necessary, you can take paracetamol to relieve any pain.

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How long do you need to be on blood thinners after a stent?

You will need to take antiplatelet medicines, or blood thinners, to prevent blood clots from forming in the stents in your arteries. Your provider may prescribe these medicines for 1 year or more after getting a coronary stent. For carotid or peripheral artery stents, it may be 1 month or more.

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Can you fly if you have a stent?

What are the important things that you should be aware of if you intend to take a flight with a heart stent? If you do not have any complications after the heart surgery, you can fly on a commercial flight with a medical escort, after waiting for the required period of time.

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Why do I need to carry my stent card?

Carry Your Stent Card

It's a card that you carry in your wallet that tells the location of the stent in your body, the date of your procedure when you received the stent and your doctor's name and contact information.

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Can you have MRI if you have stents?

Answer: The short answer to your question is that a cardiac MRI in your situation is safe. In the last decade, experienced centers have performed multiple studies involving patients who underwent a cardiac MRI after placement of coronary stents, and no increased risk of complications was observed.

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Can you live long after a heart stent?

It depends primarily on the underlying heart disease, age, and medical condition of the patient. A younger patient, for example, who has a strong heart and has never experienced a heart attack, will be expected to live a full and active lifespan.

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Is a stent a serious heart condition?

A stent can cause blood clotting, which may increase the risk of heart attack or stroke. The National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute state that about 1 to 2 percent of people who have stented arteries develop a blood clot at the site of the stent. Doctors will usually prescribe one or more drugs to prevent clotting.

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Can stents block up again?

People who undergo angioplasty and stenting to treat coronary artery disease may develop in-stent restenosis. Scar tissue forms under the stent, causing a previously opened coronary artery to narrow again. You need another angioplasty or heart bypass surgery to correct the problem.

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How do you check a heart stent?

If you've had bypass surgery or a stent inserted to open a blocked artery in your heart, you may wonder if you need regular imaging tests to see how well your treatment is working. Imaging tests take pictures of your heart. Ultrasound and echocardiography tests take pictures using sound waves.

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Can heart stents be removed and replaced?

The necessity of keeping a heart stent is only to the fluidity of the blood inside the arteries. But once the surgery conducted then it is mandatory to remove the stent and replace it with the new one.

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What are the side effects of having stents put in?

Risks
  • Re-narrowing of your artery. When angioplasty is combined with drug-eluting stent placement, there's a small risk the treated artery will become clogged again. ...
  • Blood clots. Blood clots can form within stents even after the procedure. ...
  • Bleeding. You may have bleeding in your leg or arm where a catheter was inserted.

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