My ex, father of our daughter, had a heart attack in 2001 at the age of 28. Since then, he has had 4 heart catheterizations, angioplasties, and 3 stents put in. He's also taken about 4 to 5 medications over the past almost 9 years. He just was taken by ambulance yesterday to the hospital with chest pains. He had another heart cath. They said that one artery is 95% blocked and another is 100% blocked. These arteries both already have stents but the stents are blocked. They are supposedly only going to treat him with medication. I would ask more questions of the doctor but since I am the "ex", I haven't been to the hospital myself yet. My questions are: can they do an angioplasty on a blocked artery that already has a stent? Can they remove a stent and put a new stent in? Can this be controlled by medication only? When would they decide to do open heart surgery? Our daughter is only 8 years old. I am scared to death that something is going to happen to her daddy. Since I am the "ex" though, I am having a hard time finding out any information. What can be done? I talked to my ex from his hospital room. He said that everything was blocked and nothing could be done. I don't believe that nothing can be done. Something else has to be able to be done. Please, any information or advice would be most appreciated. Thank you.