A person with coronary heart disease does not necessarily need a stent placed. Whether the heart needs a stent or not needs to be judged from two aspects. On the one hand, it is whether the patient’s current discomfort is stable as well as serious, and on the other hand, it is what the result is after coronary angiography, so as to determine whether the patient needs to install a stent or not.
In general, if the lesion is mild, it is recommended to choose conservative treatment with medication.
Only in severe cases such as unstable angina, acute myocardial infarction, or exertional angina that is difficult to control with medication, does the patient need to have a stent placed to open up the blood vessels, improve the blood supply to the heart, and alleviate the uncomfortable symptoms.
If the condition is serious, and the imaging shows that the lesion is larger in scope and involves more blood vessels, and the need to install more stents is also not recommended to implant stents, this time is more suitable for coronary artery bypass grafting treatment.
So not all patients with coronary heart disease need to install cardiac stents, to analyze specific problems.