[buccaneer81]

Why would they be placing a stent in your carotid if you were suffering from chest pain?

[martinidon]

If you are really serious about this post, your blockage was probably too bad to place the stent. I am sure your Dr would have discussed your options, if he did not you need to find an attorney....

[floozy22]

You went in Wednesday...today is Friday and you still don’t know. What kind of hospital/doctor did you go to? I wouldn’t have left the hospital unless I was told what the heck happened.

[iowamark]

Carotid artery.

You certainly need to raise heck if nobody will tell you what happened. They have a responsibility to inform you. Does the hospital have a patient advocate or a chaplain?

[JustTheTruth]

Your vascular surgeon (or interventional proceduralist) is the one responsible to explain the situation to you.

Carotid stenting is quite risky, and Research has narrowed the indications for this based on risk assessments. If they stopped, it was because they probably concluded that the risks of doing it exceeded the expected benefits. Maybe you should have open surgery instead. Maybe something else was out of whack (coronary risk, etc). You need to talk with the doctor who started the procedure.

[JimRed]

If by “left lower quadrant” you mean the groin, that’s probably where they insert the catheter for the trip up to the carotid. They should really tell you what’s up.

[baa39]

Once they were in there with that tiny camera and could see your arteries, they determined there was not a blockage as suspected, so did not put in a stent. Originally probably you had chest or arm pains, and especially if you’re over middle-age, the assumption is blocked arteries, and to put in a stent. Sometimes they get in and see it’s not needed. Consider yourself lucky, it means you’re in better shape than they thought. Of course, question for your doctor is what was the presenting issue and why did it happen? Sometimes panic attacks or severe stress mimic heart attack symptoms.

[toothfairy86]

Sometimes, when they do the catherization, they see that they don't need to place the stent. Or else, they might not have been able to access the area they were aiming for. In any case, you have the right to look at your medical records and get an explanation. See if the hospital has a patient advocate available.

[fieldmarshaldj]

Angina Stent ? Wasn’t she an adult film actress in the ‘70s ?

[PLMerite]

Elderly woman, to leering, elderly man: “No, I said I had ‘acute ANGINA.’ “

Sorry.