Hey everybody:Grandpa had a medical procedure today in Duluth and he's doing well. He had an angiogram and they ended up putting in 4 stents to unclog the arteries to his heart. He and grandma are staying in the hospital for the night and then they will drive home tomorrow. Arrow is staying with Helen and Dixie. Say a little prayer for Grandpa, ok?
Stent Procedure
(From the American Heart Association website)
What is a stent and how is one used?
A stent is a wire metal mesh tube used to prop open an artery during angioplasty. The stent is collapsed to a small diameter and put over a balloon catheter. It's then moved into the area of the blockage. When the balloon is inflated, the stent expands, locks in place and forms a scaffold. This holds the artery open. The stent stays in the artery permanently, holds it open, improves blood flow to the heart muscle and relieves symptoms (usually chest pain). Within a few weeks of the time the stent was placed, the inside lining of the artery (the endothelium) grows over the metal surface of the stent.
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