Post-stent protection!
What's that?
About six years ago, a friend of mine named Helen underwent an angioplasty procedure to insert a stent in a narrowed artery. Her doctor assured her that this was routine stuff. Not a day at the beach, of course, but relatively simple and common. Helen was nearly 80 when her stent was inserted, so she had qualms about undergoing surgery, no matter how minor. I expect her doctor understood that some reassurance was needed, so his characterising of the procedure as routine was probably intended to calm her fears. But I'm not a doctor, and you're not my patient, so I'll just come right out and tell you that the insertion of a stent should not be taken lightly, because while it may treat one problem, it often leads to new complications that are not easily solved. Read more on The idea of stent protection........Read on
This article is a Health Sciences Institute e-Alert
October 2006
Peter Charalambos
Editor
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