What are the risks and side effects of stent placement?

When the human body has many diseases, special methods are needed for treatment, such as common heart stents, etc. However, many patients do not know the role and advantages of stents, which leads to the situation of not accepting treatment. In fact, by placing stents, the stenosis of coronary arteries can be improved in time and the blood supply to the myocardium can be restored, so that the disease can be effectively treated. So what are the risks and side effects of stent placement?

First, what are the risks and side effects of stenting? Patients must pay attention to coronary stenting because it has little trauma, quick recovery, and immediate effect, and has saved the lives of countless patients with coronary heart disease. But some people are overly superstitious about its therapeutic effects, thinking that as long as they have it installed, it is like having insurance and can solve the problem once and for all. In fact, stent surgery has indications and is not suitable for all patients with coronary heart disease.

Second, patients must understand that if they have coronary heart disease but the coronary artery stenosis does not meet the requirements for surgery, those with severe coronary artery lesions are more suitable for cardiac surgery bypass surgery. Patients who cannot receive long-term antiplatelet therapy after surgery, such as those with bleeding constitutions or those with other serious complications including malignant tumors, are not expected to survive long.

Third, patients must understand that inserting an inappropriate stent will not only cause mental stress and drug side effects to the patient, but may even cause more serious myocardial infarction. Almost all the heart stents currently used are drug-eluting stents. Compared with bare stents, they are not only more expensive, but also require one to take clopidogrel for one year after placement and lifelong aspirin to fight blood clots. These two drugs not only irritate the gastrointestinal tract, but also have the risk of bleeding.

What are the risks and side effects of stenting? Stenting is an emergency measure. Its function is to relieve patients who may die of myocardial infarction at any time from this danger. It is a last resort, so it must not be placed casually! Stents cannot cure coronary heart disease or myocardial infarction. They can only temporarily relieve patients from the serious threat of death. The real cause of coronary artery blockage has not only not decreased, but increased! The idea that everything will be fine after stenting is placed is totally wrong. Patients must pay attention to personal hygiene, relax, and don't be too nervous. Patients should maintain a normal weight, limit alcohol and salt intake, maintain appropriate calcium and magnesium intake, and eat a low-cholesterol diet. I hope you get well soon.