What is the life of cypher stent post angioplasty?
Patient: sir, i am 43 years old men. i had undergone angioplasty with cypher stent in january 2011 for one block. i am having aspirin gold 20mg, finolip 145, losar 50 now. i am doing my regular activities now and doing exercise like walking every day morning one hour. kindly let me know how long the stent validity. ravi Doctor: It's around stent blockage chances 6% per yr... Since some person stent get blocked with in  year and some with more than 8-10yrs... Medication sudden stoppage commonly causes stent blockages.... And what about new blockages...if no t taken proper care ...no healthy lifestyle then new blockages can come ...don't worry about stents ...just follow medication and healthy lifestyle...take care