Stent

Injury	Disease	Nutrition	Poison

Symptoms	Surgery	Test	Special Topic

Coronary artery stent

Coronary artery balloon angioplasty - series

Overview

Recovery

Risks

Stent

Risks:

In-stent restenosis (the risk is higher in patients receiving non-drug-eluting stents)
Blood clot
Allergic reaction to stainless steel or other stent material
Allergic reaction to the drug used in a drug-eluting stent
Rupture of the duct or vessel during insertion

Drug-eluting stents may not be advised for patients who had recent heart surgery, or women who are nursing or pregnant. Patients who receivea drug-eluting stent may need anti-platelet drugs for at least several months.

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The safety and effectiveness of a drug-eluting stent have not been studied in patients whohave a blockage in a heart bypass graft, who are actuallyhaving a heart attack, orwho had previous intravascular radiation treatment.

References:

Winslow RD, Sharma SK, Kim MC. Restenosis and drug-eluting stents. Mt Sinai J Med. 2005 Mar;72(2):81-9.

Moreno R, Fernandez C, Hernandez R, Alfonso F, Angiolillo DJ, Sabate M,et.al. Drug-eluting stent thrombosis: results from a pooled analysis including 10 randomized studies. J Am Coll Cardiol. 2005 Mar 15;45(6):954-9.