2007-01-14 02:19:47 · 3 answers · asked by mattmuk2 2 in Health ➔ Diseases & Conditions ➔ Heart Diseases
about a week,it all depends on the patient
2007-01-14 02:25:45 · answer #1 · answered by lily 4 · 5⤊ 0⤋
If you had angioplasty and a stent deployed as an elective procedure - that is you were NOT in the middle of the thros of a heart attack - then it should take about a week for the access point at your femoral artery to heal. Occassionally people will have small bleeding complications which of course delays healing. You should avoid lifting, straining while having a bowel movement or doing anything else that causes you to tighten up like that.
The stent itself is fixed into the side of the artery with a balloon and 3 atmospheres of pressure. I have never heard of one coming loose. Therefore there is no need to curb activity due to that part of the procedure. You may feel an occassional twinge at your cardiac artery after the procedure...the twinges will subside in a few days and are not dangerous.
I hope this helps. Good luck.
2007-01-14 17:59:43 · answer #2 · answered by c_schumacker 6 · 0⤊ 5⤋
what is stenting
2007-01-14 11:49:08 · answer #3 · answered by blueendred 5 · 1⤊ 5⤋