Are there any side effects after heart stint surgery?

dodie · Newbie Joined: 16 Dec 2004 Posts: 2

My father is 73 years old and it looks like he has some severe heart problems. Actually, his coronaries are blocked, almost 90% and stent has to be implanted. I would just like to know if there are any side effects after that surgery. I just hope that he will be ok.

aundrea · Newbie Joined: 19 Jun 2004 Posts: 6

There is no reason why wouldn’t he be all right. That said, you should know that heart stent procedure is not an open heart surgery, therefore a risk of something going wrong is decreased. But, the problem with this procedure is its longevity, I mean, if the old way of life is continued (the kind that caused the blockage), it might be possible that the procedure has to be repeated after a while.

Are there any side effects after heart stint surgery?

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