It's not uncommon for a restenosis to happen at the same site. It's typically not the same "calcification" that blocked the artery before but, the artery reacting to the foreign body. It produces an abundance of cells that create the blockage, much like scar tissue that results from trauma. They can go in and put another stent in the same place or more frequently, in most top hospitals, they put in drug-eluding stents. It's coated with a drug that keeps the scar tissue from forming. While that's not a guarantee, it helps tremendously.
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Kelly,
It's not uncommon for a restenosis to happen at the same site. It's typically not the same "calcification" that blocked the artery before but, the artery reacting to the foreign body. It produces an abundance of cells that create the blockage, much like scar tissue that results from trauma. They can go in and put another stent in the same place or more frequently, in most top hospitals, they put in drug-eluding stents. It's coated with a drug that keeps the scar tissue from forming. While that's not a guarantee, it helps tremendously.
Belle
March 10, 2008 - 7:24pmThis Comment
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