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Can a Stent get deformed by putting pressure on the chest externally or will it pinch the heart or other organs around it?

April 26, 2017chest deformed externally heart organs pinch pressure putting stent

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Can a Stent get deformed by putting pressure on the chest externally or will it pinch the heart or other organs around it?

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The heart is inside the chest cavity and no amount of pressure externally will reach the stent deployed inside the artery. The stent is placed inside the artery and as such gets covered by lining of the artery and hence can never pinch or prick any other part of the body.