Any surgery applied to the human body is progressing step by step, and the same is true for heart stents, where in the past, there was no most effective treatment if people had heart problems.
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History of cardiac stents
It wasn't until 1987 that Urich Sigwart, a Swiss scholar working in Toulouse, France, first used a bare-metal stent for the coronary arteries of the human body. This also indicates that the treatment of cardiovascular diseases has entered a new milestone and is the gospel for the majority of patients with cardiovascular diseases.
In September 2001, the results of the famous RAVEL trial were presented at the European Society of Cardiology in Sweden, which demonstrated that the restenosis rate of patients with sirolimus-eluting stents at 7 months after surgery was 0 compared with bare-metal stents.
This drug-eluting stent is mainly to apply anti-angiogenesis drugs to a metal stent, and then surgically put into the coronary artery, over time, the drug on the stent will also be slowly released over time, which can effectively prevent the blood vessel from being blocked again.
Therefore, since 2001, drug-eluting stents have been widely used, which can play a better role, and sometimes we not only have to admire the professionalism of scientists, but also have new breakthroughs in cardiac stents after continuous research.
In 2008, Professor J Carlo Di Mario of the Royal Brompton Hospital in the United Kingdom began research on biodegradable stents, which were launched in Europe in 2012.
Biodegradable stents are made of organic polymer materials, and if they are placed into blood vessels, they will be gradually decomposed and absorbed by vascular endothelial cells over time.
The biggest advantage of this stent is that it can restore the elasticity of the blood vessels, so that the blood vessels can relax and contract as before, while the traditional metal stent will not be deformed, which will make the blood vessels lose their original function.
Although cardiac stents have brought good news to many patients, many people are hesitant about cardiac stents, because many people say that after implanting cardiac stents, people's life expectancy will be reduced, which is a bit of a suspicion of "lack of morality and harming people".
There are two voices in everything, and some people also believe that cardiac stents are an advanced technology that can prolong people's lives, have good effects, and are an advanced means of treatment. So what exactly is that?
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Cardiac stent surgery is a "lack of morality and harming people", and it will be finished when you put it on
The cost of cardiac stents is relatively low, about a few hundred yuan, but the cost of coronary artery implantation in patients is tens of thousands of yuan.
Therefore, for such an expensive price, many patients say that they cannot accept it, thinking that the cost of this surgery is too high, and they also think that this surgery is not worth so much money.
Although the cost of cardiac stents is relatively low, the packaging and transportation of cardiac stent surgery are particularly careful, interlocking, and the cost of each link is down, so the operation is more expensive.
At the beginning of the new crown epidemic, we all knew Academician Zhong Nanshan, Academician Zhong Nanshan, who also had heart stent surgery, although he is now in his 80s, his body is still tough.
Many people think that after heart stent surgery, they can't do heavy work and can't overwork, so it is equivalent to being a waste person, and I believe that Academician Zhong Nanshan is a good example. Academician Zhong Nanshan loves sports, so the statement that he can't do heavy work and can't work is self-defeating.
It is also believed that long-term medication is required after surgery, which will cause many side effects to the body. But sometimes we also need to consider that if it can be treated with medication, the doctor will not recommend surgery.
Even without surgery, medication requires long-term medication, but the risk of occurrence is very high, and it can threaten people's lives at any time, and even heart surgery is required to save lives.
Although it is necessary to take medication after heart stent surgery, this risk rate is greatly reduced, and the trade-off between the two is the lesser of two, so we should know which method will be better for our body.
I believe everyone knows by now that cardiac stent surgery is not a surgery that harms people without morality, but a treatment that saves people.
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After heart stent surgery, you need to pay attention to the following
1. After the completion of cardiac stent surgery, take the medicine on time according to the doctor's instructions, and do not change the dose or stop taking it without authorization.
2. Pay attention to the diet, do a good job of meat and vegetarian matching, reasonable diet, preserve the nutrients needed by the body, eat more fresh fruits and vegetables, pay attention to the intake of salt, and do not take too much.
3. Measure your blood pressure on time, and you can establish relevant record sheets to understand your physical recovery.
4. Maintain a calm mind, if there are mood swings, it is likely to affect the stability of blood pressure and is not conducive to recovery.
5. If there is pain or abnormality in the body, you should go to the hospital for re-examination in time to avoid changes in the condition and affect your health.
6. Maintain an appropriate amount of exercise, patients with cardiac stents need to pay attention not to overdo it after surgery, but they can do some exercises with a relatively small amplitude, such as walking, tai chi and other aerobic exercises to improve the body's resistance and immunity.