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What Are The Effects Of Stents To The Kidney?

I have had 3 stents put in my heart, the last two in may of 2011.I am on heart medications such as Plavic, Beta Blocker, counter blockers and aspirin. I am starting to get short winded again after very little walking and so on. I also have very bad Kidneys due to the dye used on my last angio plasty. i had poor kidneys anyway. but this procedure landed me in the hospital and I have Dibetis 2 also. I am really worried that they may want to put another stent in my heart and cause my kidneys to really go out. they are operating at 40% now
Mon, 20 Oct 2014
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The stents are inserted in to coronary arteries. This will cause free flow of blood to the heart. The heart pumping action will be enhanced and the heart will function more normally. With this more blood will reach the kidneys to function efficiently. The inherent damage to the kidney mechanism will not be normalized but the kidney will get a good supply of blood to work on. This will help clear the toxins from your blood. So the stents will have a positive effect on the kidney blood circulation and will help kidneys function better.
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What Are The Effects Of Stents To The Kidney?

Hi, Thanks for writing in. The stents are inserted in to coronary arteries. This will cause free flow of blood to the heart. The heart pumping action will be enhanced and the heart will function more normally. With this more blood will reach the kidneys to function efficiently. The inherent damage to the kidney mechanism will not be normalized but the kidney will get a good supply of blood to work on. This will help clear the toxins from your blood. So the stents will have a positive effect on the kidney blood circulation and will help kidneys function better.