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Suffered Many Heart Attacks, Bypasses Done, Has One Artery With Stent. How Long Will It Last?

My dad is 71 he had his first heart attack at 34 he has had all bypasses that can be done ,suffered many heart attacks (5) over the years ,they said he couldn't have a stent before too risky ,he had 25% one artery & 75% second artery left . Just had a heart attack and obversely wasn't going to pull though so they decided to try putting a stent in ,it worked ,so he has 1 artery left with a stent now . How long will this stent last ? & what sort of life will he have ?
Mon, 11 Nov 2013
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ACTUALLY IF HE HAS HIS MEDICATIONS REGULARLY THAT IS ASPIRIN AND CLOPIDOGREL,WITH REGULAR EXERCISE OF HALF HOUR WITH EVERY 6 MONTHLY CHECK UPS [STRESS TEST,ANGIOGRAPHY],HE WILL LIVE A PRODUCTIVE LIFE.IF HE IS DIABETIC OR HYPERTENSIVE IT SHOULD BE UNDER CONTROL.AVOID STRESS AND MEDICATIONS SHOULD NEVER BE STOPPED CAUSE THAT CAN LEAD TO FAILURE OF STENT.
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Suffered Many Heart Attacks, Bypasses Done, Has One Artery With Stent. How Long Will It Last?

ACTUALLY IF HE HAS HIS MEDICATIONS REGULARLY THAT IS ASPIRIN AND CLOPIDOGREL,WITH REGULAR EXERCISE OF HALF HOUR WITH EVERY 6 MONTHLY CHECK UPS [STRESS TEST,ANGIOGRAPHY],HE WILL LIVE A PRODUCTIVE LIFE.IF HE IS DIABETIC OR HYPERTENSIVE IT SHOULD BE UNDER CONTROL.AVOID STRESS AND MEDICATIONS SHOULD NEVER BE STOPPED CAUSE THAT CAN LEAD TO FAILURE OF STENT.