I have heard that the stent can get blocked again after angioplasty. What are the chances of that and how can I avoid that?
Angioplasty is not the cure for Coronary Artery Disease and hence the chance of forming a new block or the stent getting blocked does exist. The chance of this happening depends upon multiple factors like the risk factors, the lesion(block) morphology, the intensity of disease etc. and hence will vary from patient to patient. However what can be confidently said is that the control of risk factors post angioplasty definitely reduces the chance of a new block formation or restenosis.
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