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In medicine, a stent is either an expandable wire form or perforated tube that is inserted into a natural conduit of the body to prevent or counteract a disease-induced localized flow constriction. The most common use of stents is in coronary arteries. They are also widely used in other natural body conduits, such as c... more at Wikipedia
Treatment Success Rate
| Top 5 Communities | ||
| Condition | Members | Success |
| Heart Attack | 95 |
97% |
| Coronary Heart Disease | 98 |
89% |
| Kidney Stones | 2 |
100% |
| Stroke | 1 |
100% |
| Gastric Cancer | 1 |
100% |
Overall, 93% (201
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Gave us 2 more wonderful months with my father! Thanks to Mayo Clinic
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1 lasted 3 months the last one i had 2 years ago hasnt worded well for the last year 1/2
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Still in the arteries, but not enough. A double bypass was needed.
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I guess so. They're still in the artery, but weren't enough.
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It helped somewhat
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1st stent closed..bled out when they tried to remove bad stent and implant new one..stent still closed
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Cloged after 3 months
Too Soon To Tell
so far all is open and working great,still some pain in my chest.
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I have one. No side affects.
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I hope so
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Yes, I apologize for my oversight....Yes, he calls it a research program which implants these stents into six locations in the lungs etc. I also need ... [More] -
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There were trials being conducted regarding stents called the "Ease Trial" as late as Nov 08 but I haven't checked since. I wasn't aware t... [More] -
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Hello Again....I have another question....Wondering if anyone here has had stents implanted into their lungs? If so, could you please share a bit abou... [More] -
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Don't rule out metal allergy to your coronary stents as a potential problem. Nickel is the number on allergic metal. Manufac warn of the potential a... [More] -
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Yes It has been 4 years and 2 stents later and I still get depressed. Walking helps and advoiding stress works better. [More]
