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If a stent has a blockage, can putting in another stent help?
If a stent in the left carotid artery has a blockage at both top and bottom of stent, can putting another stent in the artery really help?
submitted by Teen on 3/10/10
Answer:
by Texas Heart Institute cardiologist, Neil E. Strickman, MD
The standard treatment for proven significant in-stent restenosis (narrowing) is to first place a cutting type balloon inside the stent to open it, and change the geometry of the narrowing, remove the balloon, then a new stent is placed inside.
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