Post Stent Surgery

" Denting the common procedure used to keep clogged arteries open. Once a stent inserted the treatment of the diseased artery doesn't stop there. In addition to -- lifestyle changes in medications are necessary for long term."

" What you do have first and has been placed it is very important it's almost as important what the doctor does while the -- in place. First and foremost take your -- There's two very important medicines that virtually all doctors prescribed. And pretend and play one has just plain old aspirin. The other is another drug called popular or a common names called -- these drugs are important because they. Stop the army. A blood clot inside the blood clot that forms inside the -- is very important because when it happens it usually goes completely. Artery is blocked off and has a heart attack so first and foremost take those medicines that's very important. Doctor Q and you sometimes are difficult to take but it's a very important."

" Thing to do other point is that everybody can get stents put in. Has atherosclerosis a -- current -- artery in trouble. And therefore. They need to -- preventive therapy in this usually in -- Treatment of their. Cholesterol lipid blood pressure and diabetes who haven't even if the net has put -- doesn't mean. That the -- finished with the treatment. Programs and preventive therapy as. Critical when those questions."

" The main thing from your standpoint as a patient. Is to look can be certain that are getting no more chest pain no more shortness of breath the symptoms that brought you to the doctor first play. Have not return. If they do return. It is not an emergency it's not anything dangerous typically but it is important to get back into your doctor because it Maine let's -- has grown in the end. And the stent may be gradually. Plugging -- partition something that can be a relatively easy today."