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Why Having Fever Days After Having Angioplasty?

My 57 years old uncle has gone under Angioplasty 10 days backj and a stent placed. After 24 hours of angioplasty, he is getting fever (100 degree Fahrenheit) and today is the 9th day, still he is having fever. Doctors are not able identifiy the reason. please advise what shud we do?
Wed, 1 Jul 2015
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For fever, one has to find the cause. Blood cultures, urine examination, xray of chest, 2decho of heart, USG abdomen are few basic ones which need to be carried out. If all normal, then special test to rule out infection need to be done.
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Why Having Fever Days After Having Angioplasty?

For fever, one has to find the cause. Blood cultures, urine examination, xray of chest, 2decho of heart, USG abdomen are few basic ones which need to be carried out. If all normal, then special test to rule out infection need to be done.