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Stent Tear's

Stent Tear's

My 46 year old aunt,with no prior heart problems,had a heart attack last night,they found 80% blockage,put a stent in and about 3 hours later they found it had made a tear in her valve,they put another in and had to revive her 3 times last night,today she is unconcious and on a ventilatior,any opions or thoughts?
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If the artery is weak, it can tear from putting a stent in or just opening it wider.  Was the tear in her artery?  When this happened to my aunt, she was rushed into open heart surgery to do a bypass on the one artery.  I have never heard of a stent tearing a valve??
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