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Angioplasty: Your Hospital Recovery
Angioplasty: Your Hospital RecoveryTranscriptAfter your angioplasty, you will be moved to the post procedure area. Here your bloodpressure and pulse will be monitored, and the insertion site will be examined. Youheart may also be monitored.If a stent was also implanted, you’ll be given additional doses of an antiplateletmedication to prevent blood clots. If the catheter was inserted into your leg, you’ll beasked to keep your leg still and straight for a few hours.“That was very easy just to lay there for several hours. Actually, you don’t usuallyget a chance to do that.”You may bend your other leg to make your back more comfortable. As you recover,you’ll also be asked to drink plenty of fluids. You will probably be up and walking laterin the day and can go home as soon as your doctor advises.Angioplasty usually requires an overnight stay. Before you leave, your healthcareteam will let you know how to take care of yourself at home.With both bare metal and drug-eluting stents, you will be required to take aspirin dailyfor the rest of your life, unless you can’t tolerate aspirin for some reason. You will alsobe prescribed an antiplatelet agent. Talk to your healthcare provider about how longyou will need to take this medication.And your healthcare provider may prescribe a statin, a type of medication that canhelp you maintain heart health after having an angioplasty and stent.You may also be given an I.D. card to carry with you giving information about the typeof stent that was used.You may be advised not to drive for the first couple of days after the procedure, soarrange to have someone take you home.20% gradient meshWhile not a cure for heart disease, treatments like angioplasty and stenting willincrease your heart health and allow you to get back to leading a normal, activelife.healthclipshealthclipshealthclipshealthclips4% gradient meshThis program is for informational purposes only. Publisher disclaims all guarantees regarding the accuracy, completeness, orsuitability of this video for medical decision making. For all health related issues please contact your healthcare provider.hc_ha_10211_98_en_t00002.pdf © Milner-Fenwick, Inc.healthclips5% gradient mesh
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