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What is a Stent?

A stent is a small mesh tube made out of metal designed to expand a narrowed or blocked artery that will not stay open on its own. Stents are often used in conjunction with a balloon angioplasty to treat peripheral arterial disease. An angioplasty stent may be permanently placed within the blocked artery to hold it open and improve blood flow. Some stents may be coated with medication or drug-eluting properties to help prevent blood clotting, formation of scar tissue, and future blockages.

Benefits of Stent Placement

Stent placements for peripheral arterial disease offer many advantages over traditional surgery. Placing stents in the blocked arteries of the legs can help alleviate common PAD symptoms like pain, cramping, and fatigue. Treating blocked arteries with stenting also offers the following benefits:

  • Effectively restores blood flow to the legs
  • Faster recovery than surgery
  • Less invasive than surgery 
  • No hospital stay required 
  • Lower cost than a surgical procedure
  • Return to regular activities fairly quickly

Candidates for Stent Placement

If you have a blocked artery in your legs, you may need an angioplasty with stenting to keep your blood flowing to prevent serious health problems caused by PAD. Your vascular specialist may recommend stenting if you are experiencing the following symptoms:

  • Chronic leg pain or rest pain
  • Discoloration on legs and feet
  • Feelings of numbness or weakness in the legs
  • Muscle cramping and calf pain
  • Leg or foot wounds that will not heal
  • Moderate to severe narrowing or blockage in arteries

How to Prepare for a Stent Placement

Before your angioplasty and stent placement, one of our affiliated vascular specialists or medical professionals will explain to you what happens before, during, and after your procedure. Preparation for stenting may also involve the following:

  • Review of family history and past medical history
  • Discussing allergies to medication or contrast dye
  • Image tests (CT, MRI, or ultrasound) to detect blocked arteries
  • Reduce or stop medications that may increase your risk of bleeding
  • Stop drinking or eating 6 hours before your procedure
  • Arrange for someone to drive you home
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How is a Stent Procedure Performed

Our affiliated vascular specialists are experts in performing minimally invasive stent angioplasty procedures. Before the procedure, you’ll receive local anesthesia and mild sedation to help you remain calm and comfortable throughout the treatment. Your specialist will then make a small incision in the groin and use contrast dye to guide a balloon-tipped catheter into the affected artery. 

After the balloon is inflated and compresses the plaque against the artery walls, another tiny catheter with a stent mounted on it will be advanced to the blockage. Once the stent is inside the blockage and properly placed, it will be deployed into the artery. After, additional X-ray pictures are taken to determine if the stent is fully open and how much blood flow has improved. When your specialist is satisfied that the stent is fully open and adequate blood flow is restored, the balloon is deflated and removed with the catheter.

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Stent Recovery Time

A balloon angioplasty with a stent placement generally takes an hour. Recovery from a balloon angioplasty and stenting is also typically brief. Most patients in our recovery area are there for two hours before they can leave and fully recover at their homes. Most patients may resume normal activities and return to work within a week.

What to Expect After Stent Placement

After you return home, your vascular specialist will give you post-op instructions. Your specialist may recommend that you not lift more than 10 pounds or perform strenuous activities for a few days, drink plenty of fluids to stay hydrated and flush out the contrast dye, and avoid baths for the first couple of days of your recovery. Your physician may also prescribe you aspirin or other blood-thinning medications to help prevent blood clots and ask you to follow an easy exercise program, such as walking.

It’s important that you schedule a follow-up appointment with your specialist to check on the progress of your recovery to see how blood is flowing through your treated artery.. Your vascular specialist may recommend further lifestyle changes to help you maintain your results after your procedure. This may include choosing heart-healthy foods, maintaining a healthy weight, moderate exercise, quitting smoking, and managing stress.

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Why Choose American Endovascular for Stent Procedures?

The American Endovascular affiliated team of physicians are the limb salvage experts who bring life and hope to their patients. Men and women who come to American Endovascular for an angioplasty and stent placement benefit from our innovative minimally invasive-image guided technology and endovascular techniques. Our stent placements effectively relieve symptoms of PAD and involve less pain, fewer risks, and a shorter recovery time than other surgical alternatives.

Our Vascular Centers in NY, NJ & OH

American Endovascular has vascular centers in New York, New Jersey, and Ohio. Each of our centers offers an angioplasty with stenting to help treat PAD and provide relief for symptoms.

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Brooklyn, NY
71 Carroll Street, Brooklyn, NY 11231, USA
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Queens, NY
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West Orange, NJ
347 Mount Pleasant Avenue, West Orange, NJ 07052
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Cincinnati, OH
2950 Glendale Milford Rd ste 520, Evendale, OH 45241, USA
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Fishkill, NY
60 Merritt Blvd ste 107, Fishkill, NY 12524, USA
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Harlem, NY
505 East 116th Street suite 400, New York, NY 10029, USA
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Dayton, OH
3075 Governor’s Place Boulevard, Kettering, OH, USA
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Queens, NY
28-18 31st Street
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Fishkill, NY
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Fishkill, NY 12524
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PAD Treatment in New York

American Endovascular has four vascular centers in New York. Our locations are in Brooklyn, Harlem, Queens, and Fishkill, treating patients with peripheral arterial disease in the New York City area.

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Brooklyn, NY
71 Carroll Street, Brooklyn, NY 11231, USA
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Queens, NY
28-18 31st St, 2nd Floor, Astoria, NY 11102
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Fishkill, NY
60 Merritt Blvd ste 107, Fishkill, NY 12524, USA
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Harlem, NY
505 East 116th Street suite 400, New York, NY 10029, USA
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West Orange, NJ
347 Mount Pleasant Avenue
West Orange, NJ 07052
973-947-6586
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PAD Treatment in New Jersey

American Endovascular offers peripheral arterial disease treatment in New Jersey. Our vascular center in West Orange offers industry-leading endovascular treatments to help patients with PAD live healthier and happier lives.

West Orange, NJ
347 Mount Pleasant Avenue, West Orange, NJ 07052
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Cincinnati, OH
2950 Glendale Milford Road
Cincinnati, OH 45241
513-773-3440
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Dayton, OH
3075 Governor’s Pl Blvd, Suite 120,
Dayton, OH 45241
937-424-2580
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PAD Treatment in Ohio

American Endovascular provides peripheral artery disease in Ohio with the latest minimally invasive technology and techniques available. Our vascular center in Evendale is near Cincinnati, making it convenient for Ohio residents to schedule an appointment in the nearby area.

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Cincinnati, OH
2950 Glendale Milford Rd ste 520, Evendale, OH 45241, USA
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Dayton, OH
3075 Governor’s Place Boulevard, Kettering, OH, USA

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