How many heart stents can be placed at most?

According to the survey, the number of patients with coronary heart disease in my country is increasing every year. The reason why the incidence of this disease is so high is also very simple. As the disease progresses, patients need to undergo heart stent surgery. The best way to treat coronary heart disease is through drug therapy, interventional therapy and surgical bypass surgery. So how many heart stents can be placed at most?

First, how many heart stents can be placed at most? When a patient has obvious symptoms of angina pectoris, drug treatment is performed first. If angina pectoris and shortness of breath still exist after adequate drug treatment, then stents must be placed, otherwise it will affect the patient's quality of life and there is a risk of myocardial infarction. For patients with acute myocardial infarction, interventional treatment should be performed as early as possible to prevent further myocardial necrosis.

Second, in fact, international guidelines and standards do not specify how many stents can be placed in a single coronary intervention operation. This needs to be decided based on the patient's vascular obstruction or stenosis. When the treatment goal is achieved, stents should be placed as little as possible, which is more economical for patients. The average number of stents placed in a single operation for patients admitted to the hospital is about 1.5, and not too many stents are placed in one operation. In clinical practice, we have encountered patients who had more than ten stents placed, but this is extremely rare. Most patients have one or two stents placed at a time. If it is done two or three times, there may be a total of five or six stents placed. Even if symptoms are relieved after stent placement or bypass surgery, it does not mean that all problems of coronary heart disease have been solved. The cause of coronary artery stenosis is still there, so even if intervention or bypass surgery has been performed, subsequent anticoagulant and lipid-lowering treatment must be maintained.

How many heart stents can be placed at most? Coronary atherosclerotic heart disease is a common disease in middle-aged and elderly people, which is mostly related to bad living and eating habits and stimulation from tobacco and alcohol. Severe cases can be treated by implanting stents. Normally, 3 to 5 stents can be implanted. If you suffer from coronary heart disease, you should go to a regular hospital for examination in time, find out the cause, and receive treatment under the guidance of a doctor.