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In this blog post, we will discuss the AHA guidelines for dental treatment after stent placement and how Statcare can assist you in navigating these recommendations. What is a Stent? A stent is a small mesh-like tube that is placed in a narrowed or blocked artery to restore blood flow. It is commonly used in individuals with coronary artery ...
22 lis 2023 · Stents are placed in a coronary artery for two reasons: to restore blood flow and vessel patency following a myocardial infarction and to treat atherosclerotic plaque buildup by restoring vessel patency.
Although medical therapy alone might be successful in some uncomplicated cases with early onset and uncomplicated infections, surgical intervention may be recommended to repair coronary stent infection, particularly in cases with coronary artery aneurysm/pseudoaneurysm.
By using a stent to treat coronary artery disease, a foreign body is directly juxtaposed with an area of inflammation. The first reported case of an infected coronary artery stent was in 1993. Although this is an exceedingly rare event, the associated mortality is alarmingly high.
Treatment strategies encompassed antibiotics alone, antibiotics with stent removal, and antibiotics with stent retention, with the duration of antibiotic therapy ranging from 2 weeks to 12 months. The optimal management strategy remains uncertain due to limited high-quality evidence.
Coronary artery stents are metallic scaffold devices that physically support narrowed coronary arteries to alleviate symptoms of ischemic coronary artery disease.
1 gru 2021 · Coronary stent infection is a fearsome complication with high mortality rate. Since antibiotics may have only partial efficacy, invasive surgery may be needed. We present a systematic review about outcomes achieved by surgical versus medical treatment in this scenario.
