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What Causes Death While Putting In A Stent?
My husband died while having a stent put in . Prior to the surgery every test he had done showed he had a strong heart. Only the blood should he had a small heart attack. The doctor said he had a heart of a 90 year old man he was 51 how could this be with no warning signs and nothing showing up on any of the tests
Tue, 17 Feb 2015
post stenting death can b due to the dislodging of the clot and it can travel through the arteries and get lodgein the lungs . Yhis can present as sudden death.It is an unavoidable complication. ispite of administering all the blood thinner , this can somtimes occur in unfortunate patient. otherwise stenting is a best treatment for blockage.
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