What to Expect From the Stent Procedure
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Health care professionals will bring you to the cardiac catheterization lab and prepare you for your catheterization. Once the doctor performs the initial balloon procedure to create a wider opening for the stent, he or she will place the stent in your artery. You will be able to be awake for the procedure. |
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- Your doctor will insert a stent mounted on a balloon catheter through a small incision in your groin or arm and will place it at the site of the initial blockage in the artery.
- He or she will inflate the balloon and help the stent expand and become firmly pressed into the inner wall of your artery.
- Technicians will then take X-rays so that the doctor can see the stent in your artery. At this time, your doctor may decide whether you require additional balloon inflations to expand the stent further.
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Your doctor will then deflate the balloon catheter and remove it along with the guidewire and guiding catheter. The stent will remain in place permanently. |
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CYPHER® Stent Information for Professionals |
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