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Will Further Stents Need To Be Put In The Heart?

My mom is 73 and smoked all her life. She just had a heart attack and they put 2 stents in her left side of the heart. On the right side she has an area that is about 4 inches long and it is blocked 60% at each end and 80% in the middle. Will they need to put in more stents, or what can be done?
Wed, 25 Mar 2015
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Hello! Thank you for asking on HCM! Regarding your question, I would explain that the right coronary lesion seems to be not a simple stenosis, but instead a complex one (it is a long stenotic artery, that needs to be treated as is considered clinically significant). As complex coronary lesions sometimes are a bit difficult to manage technically by stent implantation; it is at an utmost importance to make the right decision by direct on-site judgement of interventionist team, facing their personal experience and feasible environment. in your mom's case, it may be resolved by a long drug eluting stent or by utilizing more stents.
Hope to have been helpful to you. Greetings! Dr. Iliri
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Will Further Stents Need To Be Put In The Heart?

Hello! Thank you for asking on HCM! Regarding your question, I would explain that the right coronary lesion seems to be not a simple stenosis, but instead a complex one (it is a long stenotic artery, that needs to be treated as is considered clinically significant). As complex coronary lesions sometimes are a bit difficult to manage technically by stent implantation; it is at an utmost importance to make the right decision by direct on-site judgement of interventionist team, facing their personal experience and feasible environment. in your mom s case, it may be resolved by a long drug eluting stent or by utilizing more stents. Hope to have been helpful to you. Greetings! Dr. Iliri