Life expectancy after heart stent surgery, postoperative attention is critical

Heart stent surgery is an advanced medical technology in recent years. It has a good effect on treating myocardial ischemia caused by coronary heart disease. As for the life expectancy after heart stent surgery, it is related to many factors. If regular check-ups are performed after the surgery, and good care and diet are performed, life expectancy will be prolonged.

1. Life expectancy after heart stent surgery

After heart stent surgery, as long as you take medication on time and have regular checkups, you can live a long life.

Pay attention to a light diet and eat more fruits and green vegetables rich in vitamin C. Pay attention to controlling your emotions and maintain an optimistic attitude towards life. In addition, since the bracket is a very small and lightweight stainless steel alloy, there will be no electromagnetic interference, so it is safe to travel by airplane. Chest tightness and chest pain are dangerous signs of a relapse of the disease. If this symptom occurs within one month after intervention, thrombosis should be considered. If chest tightness and chest pain occur within six months, especially if the symptoms are similar to those of a previous illness, restenosis (i.e., the site where the stent is placed becomes narrow again) should be highly suspected. Once such symptoms occur, the patient needs to be admitted to the hospital again for coronary angiography.

2. Postoperative precautions

1. Preventive measures include long-term use of lipid-lowering drugs to protect endothelial function and delay the progression of other plaques; control blood sugar, eat more vegetables and fruits, including sugar-free fruits such as tomatoes, oranges, cucumbers, eat less grains, increase exercise and lose weight, and diabetes will naturally get better; to control high blood pressure, the easiest way is to take medicine regularly; bad living habits must be changed, such as quitting smoking, drinking less alcohol, reducing food intake, eating a light diet, the less meat the better, it is best not to eat egg yolks, eat more freshwater fish, drink some milk, and eat more vegetables. After years of unremitting efforts, the blood will be clean, the vascular plaques will be stable, and we will have a long-term healthy body.

2. In addition, heart stent surgery cannot replace medication

Coronary stents are small mesh tubes made of special metals. When they are delivered to the narrowed areas of the coronary arteries, they can open the blood vessels, keep the blood flow unobstructed, and relieve myocardial hypoxia. Many people see immediate results after stent placement and think that their coronary heart disease is completely cured. In fact, this is a misunderstanding. Stents can only relieve symptoms but cannot fundamentally inhibit atherosclerosis. Therefore, no matter how effective the stent is, it cannot replace the role of drugs. Patients must take medication for a long time to stop the progression of the disease and prevent restenosis of the coronary artery.

3. About 1% of patients who use drug-eluting stents will develop blood clots, leading to myocardial infarction.

Therefore, we need to reduce the probability of thrombosis to the lowest level within one year and need to take aspirin and Plavix for one year (follow the doctor's instructions). In addition to the stent itself, it is necessary to prevent new problems of stenosis in other parts of the coronary artery, so long-term prevention must be paid attention to after stent surgery. [1]