• No the cardiologist and the surgeon that done
the quad bypass said they had no idea why the stents collapsed it was almost
never heard of.. they had my husband on plavix and aspirin after they put
the stents in. 1 artery had 2 mini vision stents and the other artery had
2 vision stents. I was told by his cardiologist that he had to hold the
stents open during my husbands quad bypass while the surgeon did the bypasses.
And that we was very lucky he survived it. Nola B., Tennessee, USA, July 19, 2009
• Nola -- Once expanded, stents are quite strong
and don't tend to collapse readily. To have four stents "collapse" simultaneously
doesn't sound right. Did perhaps the doctor mean that
the four stents had reblocked?
This is possible if there is a sudden clotting that occurs in the blood,
blocking blood flow and causing a heart attack. To prevent this from happening,
the cardiologist usually administers antiplatelet or blood-thinning medication
before and during the stent procedure. Forum Editor, Angioplasty.Org, July 18, 2009
• my husband had a heart attack and was stented
with 4 stents. 7 days after all 4 stents collapsed causing him to have
a massive heart attack. he was taken to hospital. was told the latest heart
attack cause significant heart damage. A balloon pump was put into his
heart and surgery was scheduled for the next morning. He had a quad bypass.
when he was released from the hospital that put the stents in he had been
and still was sweating and having and his fever was still running around
100 degrees. Is this normal has anyone ever heard of these stents just
collapsing before. Nola B., Tennessee, USA, July 18, 2009
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