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The River

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14. Stents Clog Over Time

Tue Jul 21, 2020, 11:57 AM

Jul 2020

I have a few in my heart (RCA). I grew a new artery to bypass the stents. I seem to have great collateral artery development abilities.

"Exercise dramatically increases blood flow through the coronary arteries. The inner lining of the arteries responds to this "stress" much as it does to the stress of atherosclerosis, by stimulating collateral blood vessels to elongate, widen, and form new connections.".

https://www.health.harvard.edu/press_releases/do-it-yourself-cardiac-bypass-surgery

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Has anyone had Peripheral Artery Angioplasty & Stent Placement? [View all] left-of-center2012 Jul 2020 OP

Not personally but worked as a home health/hospice nurse for over 20 years... flying_wahini Jul 2020 #1

Let Docs know you have no home help. If they keep you in OhNo-Really Jul 2020 #2

I did Timewas Jul 2020 #3

Was it 'day surgery'? left-of-center2012 Jul 2020 #4

over night Timewas Jul 2020 #6

Double Femoral Bypass The River Jul 2020 #5

Yup Timewas Jul 2020 #7

" I went from being unable to walk a block to riding my bike 100 miles at a time. " mitch96 Jul 2020 #10

Stents Clog Over Time The River Jul 2020 #14

Diabetic husband had it done about 4 years ago. No problems patricia92243 Jul 2020 #8

My sister had one two months ago kimbutgar Jul 2020 #9

"She was in the hospital for 6 days ...' left-of-center2012 Jul 2020 #11

She's diabetic also and they wanted her to have it sooner but because of Covid they put it off kimbutgar Jul 2020 #12

She's diabetic also left-of-center2012 Jul 2020 #13