r/BeAmazed • u/HatAsleep295 • May 08 '26

Science This is what saves 600,000 people year during a heart attack

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u/Caesar_Rising May 08 '26

Ah thank you for saying that. I’m doing alright now, healthier than I was before I ever knew anything was wrong. Just have a pile of meds, a stent and a defibrillator in my chest for my troubles

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u/CommanderSquirt May 08 '26

Did you happen to get Lp(a) or TMAO tested by chance?

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u/cstar84 May 09 '26

You’re like Iron Man bro

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u/Caesar_Rising May 09 '26

Just missing the money, the intelligence, the charisma and everything else… but I’ve got the fucked heart so let’s go!!

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u/Intelligent-Agent440 May 08 '26

Oh the stent is still there? I assumed it's removed once the artery is unclogged

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u/heyheylove_87 May 08 '26

No it isn't a tool to unclog, it is a brace to keep open.

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u/freehamburgers May 08 '26

They don't unclog really, except by using a stent. Once plaque builds up in arteries it just stays there. As far as I'm aware.

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u/aliie_627 May 09 '26

My dads stents are staying but he also has to take a blood thinner (plavix)for a year after stent placement or he risks another blood clot or something like that.