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After 3 Stents For Triple Vessel Disease Noticed Suffocation & Severe Chest Pain To Death.Need Answers
Hi thanks,I ve question that my elder brother recently died 17-18 days after placement of 3 stents for triple vessel disease,he was fine for more than 2 weeks of procedure but one fine morning started with suffocation advancing to severe chest pain and died within 45 minutes in hospital emergency before resucitation could begin,what could be the cause ?
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Hi,
There are several possible causes for sudden death after 2 weeks of angioplasty (stent placement). Most likely he had the stent thrombosis.
It is an acute condition that blocks stent lumen causing myocardial infarction. Unfortunately, it is almost impossible to identify the definitive cause without an autopsy.
Hope I have answered your query. Let me know if I can assist you further.
There are several possible causes for sudden death after 2 weeks of angioplasty (stent placement). Most likely he had the stent thrombosis.
It is an acute condition that blocks stent lumen causing myocardial infarction. Unfortunately, it is almost impossible to identify the definitive cause without an autopsy.
Hope I have answered your query. Let me know if I can assist you further.
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