Patients can experience sharp pain, dull feeling and tingling sensation from heart stents.
The use of stenting is associated withthe redevelopment of blockages after implanting the stents, and can feel severe stabbing pain in the chest area.
The reoccurrence of blockages in the arteries is a major cause of heart stent pain.
Patients feel chronic pain, tightness and pressure in the chest.
Evaluation of chest pain with stents include: physical examination, electrocardiogram, and stress test can also help identify the possible causes of pain.
Performing chest x-rays, coronary angiography, nuclear stress tests, echocardiogram, cardiac computerized tomography scans and blood tests are available in evaluation.
When the pain is caused by recurrent angina, patients can soothe their pain away using a variety of medications:beta-blockers, nitrates and aspirin.
Other available options like angiotensin-converting enzyme inhibitors, calcium channel blockers as well as statins.
For severe cases, it is possible for patients to undergo another round of angioplasty and stenting or coronary artery bypass surgery.