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What Diet Should A Patient Follow, Who Has 2 Stents Inserted?
Hi my husband is 39 years old and had 2 stents last year in May 10 2016. He was 38 years of age when he got 2 stents inserted. Could you please let me know what should I give him to eat. I meant to say that what diet should I follow for him. How long till the stent last?Whats the life expectancy. I am so worried. Please let me know. He is taking blood thinner, baby aspirin, cholesterol.
I totally understand your concerns about your husbands health. The following points should be taken into consideration:
1- All stents when they are put in place, they remain for life. There are two main types of stents : Drug eluting stent and bare metal stent. The drug eluting stent is the better one with one major advantage that the risk of reocclusion is half compared to bare metal stent. So you must check on the type used in order to assess more the risks and give you the correct prognosis.
2- regarding diet : Low salt, low fat diet is preffered. If your husband has been tested for diabetes and showed glucose intolerance or diabetes then he must also be aware of glucose intake.
3- routine check ups with your cardiologist is warranted in order to detect any changes and optimize treatment, strict use of medications, strict diet all together make the prognosis better.
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What Diet Should A Patient Follow, Who Has 2 Stents Inserted?
I totally understand your concerns about your husbands health. The following points should be taken into consideration: 1- All stents when they are put in place, they remain for life. There are two main types of stents : Drug eluting stent and bare metal stent. The drug eluting stent is the better one with one major advantage that the risk of reocclusion is half compared to bare metal stent. So you must check on the type used in order to assess more the risks and give you the correct prognosis. 2- regarding diet : Low salt, low fat diet is preffered. If your husband has been tested for diabetes and showed glucose intolerance or diabetes then he must also be aware of glucose intake. 3- routine check ups with your cardiologist is warranted in order to detect any changes and optimize treatment, strict use of medications, strict diet all together make the prognosis better. Best regards