Well, Cyndi, I know in my case the stents have done great. I have one stent in my RCA that clogged up and what they were able to do is put a stent inside that stent. I will do some internet searching for you and see what I can find out. Take care, Ally
His blood pressure has always been in the safe range on the lower scale. He is healthy, not overweight, doesn't smoke, or drink alcohol, walks 3-4 miles a day, eats a low-fat diet, all before the dissection. I'm just worried that the stents are going to have to be replaced sometime, because i don't know how long they usually last.The dissection is a freak thing and i'm not worried about him having another heart attack, just worried about the stents. cyndi
Wow! I know what yo mean about the hospital. I ended up in a hospital with my first heart attack that could do the cath but not intervention. I had to bemoved to another hospital that had the crash team on hand to do intervention. I have to ask though, has your husband been diagnosed or treated for hypertension? That was my first thought. High blood pressure. But that's all it was, a thought. Ally