From the article: Why Did Your Doctor Give You A Stent?
If you have received a stent for your stable coronary artery disease (that is, for a blockage in a coronary artery that was NOT causing an acute heart attack or unstable angina), please tell us what reason your cardiologist gave you for recommending a stent instead of non-invasive medical therapy.
Tell Us Your Reason
Why I got my stent
- I was having pain in my upper left arm on exertion and it was getting worse. My primary care physician sent me for a stress test. After reviewing the battery of tests, the cardiologist told me that the left part of my heart was not getting enough oxygen. She wanted to schedule me for a heart catheterization as soon as possible. Two days later the angiogram showed that my LAD was 99% blocked and an interventionist was called in to place a stent. I was never given a choice and not much time to think about it. I was already taking a calcium channel blocker and exercising and my ejector fraction was 55-60% before the procedure
- —Guest spud272
15 Stents
- I got quad bypass 2003 then since 2007 and months after, I have 6 stents, then 3 stents, then 5 stents and then 1. When I asked what's happening with me? one doctor told me "series of badluck!"
- —Guest Ironman
cardiac arrest and stents
- My husband 59 went into cardiac arrest he was given cpr and the difibulator within 4 mins. was rushed to hops. 3 stents pt in right coronary artery what are the chances of full cardiac arrest againsharonsilvestr@yahoo.com
- —Guest sharon silvestri
recent stent
- They put a stent in the proximal circumflex which was 90% blocked. I did have increased symptoms that were happening at rest and exercising.
- —Guest clara
Why stent
- Ran a 3.45 marathon at 50. Three weeks later fainted after a meal, no heart attack but angiogram discovered 60% LAD block. One stent in,that was 9 months ago. Shock at the time but much better now,walking but only jogging maybe 5 mins max. Is it safe ?
- —Guest jimbo
Stents
- I had a choice of open heart surgery or stents...To me there wasn't much of a choice.
- —Guest Charlie Napier
3 stents after a MI
- One artery blocked 100% and the other 95% blocked.. I waited 13 hours before I went to the hospital.... It's only been 2 months since the heart attack...
- —Guest Maria
Cardiac arrest 04-15-06
- While I was on hemo-dialysis at my center, I had a cardiac arrest which I do not remember anything. So I was told that I got, I beleive 4 stents. Since then I have had no problems.
- —veress
heart
- iv had stent in ,,for the last 4yrs,because i had a heart attack ,..
- —Guest jenny
Stents galore
- I'm at 41yr old male. My first heart attack was at 31 with a 99% blockage in my RCA. It was stented and shortly after I had to go back for 5 more stents in my RCA. I just recently had another heart attack from restenosis of some of the previous stents. Another 5 stents were put in to open my RCA. During the procedure I was told I had a 90% blockage in my LAD. I had to go back again a couple weeks later to have 2 more stents put in my LAD. The stents I have now are drug eluting and to be honest although I feel fine I wonder what's next for me. I think I run a higher chance for something else to happen and I'm worried.
- —Guest Stent Man
What to do now
- Is had triple by-pass 4 years ago. This August heart attack and one of the by-passes was 100% closed. two stents to open. Since then I have occasional high blood pressure 180 or more over 90.
- —Guest MarilynEG1934
Stent After Soft Plaque Rupture
- I was given two PROMUS drug eluting stents after a soft plaque rupture caused a thrombus in my circumflex artery. HDL/LDL numbers were great, no genetic history of CAD, Had just run a sub 4:00 marathon 7 weeks prior. My gut feeling is that marathon stress caused plaque rupture, but probably will never know.
- —RonRJr
Why were you given a stent ?
- I reached the ER and collapsed, hit the ground and immediately jaw started to hurt. Apparently, I was at the right place at the right time and God didn't feel my time to go had come yet. I was told I was having a heart attack. Within 20 minutes I was move to a cardiac specialty facility and angioplast and catherization was performed. LAD was 100% ocluded and 2 other smaller arteries in the back also. Only the LAD was stented(2). I've been very strict with my medicine regimen and diet and above all have learned to manage stress a bit better (poor management/taking on too much had pushed me over the edge!). That procedure was performed on April 9th , 2008. Today is May 2nd, 2009 & I don't intend to go back to the hospital ever again..:-) I have consulted many specialists because my EF is still only around 20-25%, but I'm functioning OK, expect that I have to take things real slow or else I get tired. Cant do extensive exercising either.Life is going on trying to keep stress levelslow
- —Guest Sam
allan
- I have four stents after two MI,s two in the circumflex and two in the left anterior descending I have left bundle branch block but I feel good.I was on amiodorone 4years not a very good drug.after I stop taking no problems
- —Guest allan mills
No Reason given..No choice given
- I have written this before to you Dr Fogoros,last April after the placement of my DES, RCA. I am an RN, after my cardiologist suggested the Arteriogram, I researched and decided my choice would be what the Courage study revealed..aggresive therapy if needed. I did not want to be on Plavix! I discussed this with cardiologist, evidently he did not discuss this with interventionist. They put my Happy Ass to sleep, I woke up with a stent! They found a 70 % blockage right coronary artery (ostial). He told me that he and his partner discussed it and decided it would be best to place DES!Guess what? It took him 2 1/2 hours for that 15 minute procedure!(missed it by 2 MM All of my other arteries were at 20%. I am and have always been proactive with my health. Diet, exercise and weight normal BMI. I am 62, Hope I live a long and happy life! Cardiologist says 2 years on the plavix! I get mine from canada at a much greater price, but what worries me is coming off of it in an emergency!
- —Guest Jeannie
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