A surgeon reveals whether a stent can become clogged with cholesterol – Health

Stents that ensure vessel patency are not permanent and can become clogged with cholesterol plaques, endovascular surgeon Ashot Grigoryan warned in an interview with NEWS.ru, Sports.kz reports.

The specialist emphasized that there is no way to clean it, but you can use techniques that will restore the lumen.

— The stent ensures patency of the vessel for a long time if the patient adheres to the recommendations given to him. But in the stent, as in other parts of the artery, cholesterol plaque may reappear, the doctor explained.

The traditional way is to re-implant the stent, he said. Grigoryan noted that this will allow the vessel to expand and remain in this state. But, the specialist clarified, this method does not guarantee protection against re-narrowing and return of angina. The doctor advised…