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If Mike had angioplasty he will be whole almost right away. In a strict sense it is not surgery, they do not open you up.? The stents are applied through an artery, usually in an arm or leg. The arteries of the heart are stretched with a sort of balloon and the stent is installed. The stent is a sort of plastic window screen like tube that holds the artery open and allows normal blood flow in the heart. They want to watch you for a few days but after that you have a normal life with a great deal more energy than before the procedure. It is modern magic. The drugs I was given were a powerful blood thinner that also makes the corpuscles slippery. It is to prevent clots. I was also put on a statin, that is something to control cholesterol and prevent further clogging of the arteries. The thinner can be a bit of a bother but there is usually not much side effect from either. Mike may also be getting a blood pressure medication and will be taking a small amount of aspirin, which is an adjunct to the blood thinner.
?? I am going into some detail because others in this list are probably candidates. It is nothing to be afraid of and far easier than heart surgery.
?? If you have any sort of heart pain, or anything that could imaginably be heart pain get checked out. You need see a good cardiologist. They may want to do a stress test, which is simply putting you on a treadmill while connected to an electrocardiogram machine. They will want to do an echocardiogram, which is done with an ultrasonic probe and doesn't hurt at all. This will tell them the condition of your heart. Unless you have something unusual an angioplaty may be all that is required and will both stop any angina (heart pain) and extend your life many years.
?? Lots of people never even heard of angioplasty even though its now fairly common. A Google search will find lots of authentic information about them.
?? I am harping on this because mine saved my life and perhaps letting others know may save theirs too.

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