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What Is The Life Span Of The Stents With Arteries Working At 90% Blockage?
61 Y, 5-8", 66 Kg, male. No BP, No sugar and normal lipids. Due to stable/effort angina while climbing up roads experienced over a period of 3 months,(otherwise no problem) undergone angioplasty with 2 drug elluding stents due to 90% blocks in 2 main arteries just 15 days back. Medicines-Cardace 2.5 mg& Selocen(B/F)), Prax-XL 25 mmg&Ecospirin 150mg(L)and Rosemac 20mg(2) night. My Q s:
1. What is the ideal life span of the stents in my case?
2.Before stenting, I used to walk around 5 km and jog i km. Now how much can I do and from when can I resume?
P.V.R. MURTY
1. What is the ideal life span of the stents in my case?
2.Before stenting, I used to walk around 5 km and jog i km. Now how much can I do and from when can I resume?
P.V.R. MURTY
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Fri, 14 Mar 2014
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Hello...stent blockage chances are around 6% per yr. Averagely ..so difficult to predict person to person non diabetic and with b healthy lifestyle it will last longer ... You should be very particular with medication specially anti platelet if u stop by any cause stent v blockage chances very high... You can increase your exercise step wise...even pre stenting exercise permissible ...and more welcome ...take care ...
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