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Heart Disease (Expert Forum)
Can you feel the stent?
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Doctor's Answer
by Cleveland Clinic, MD, Nov 05, 2000 12:00AM
, Nov 05, 2000 12:00AM
Dear JB,
No, there are no nerves inside the arteries so it is not possible to feel a stent. It is possible you are having another cause of the chest pain and I would mention it to your doctor.
No, there are no nerves inside the arteries so it is not possible to feel a stent. It is possible you are having another cause of the chest pain and I would mention it to your doctor.
