Heart Cath Labs

[thunderinthewoods]

Had emergency Heart Cath Lab and one stent placed in Circuflex. Three weeks later chest pain. Another Cardiac Physician did a Heart Cath lab and found nothing! One week later spoke to primary Cardiologist who implanted my stent, we looked at films from second cath lab. We both could see restonisis in stent. He placed me into hospital and opened stent up. Should physician who did second cath lab be sued for his inability to see restinosis?

[kenkeith]

Improper sized stents can collapse within a short time.  DES's have a tendancy to be restenotic due to clots when compared to BMS, and as a precaution dual therapy (plavix and aspirin) is the regimen for a year or so.  

You can sue if there are provable damages, and you can show negligence.

[ed34]

Stents can collapse, this is a known risk. Some people have restenosis to stents, some dont. Everyone seems to be different.

[thunderinthewoods]

The stent is Cobalt Chrominum. They wanted to use Plavix and asprin. Something to do with medicated stents are starting to show some defects, was all I was told

[ed34]

I'm not sure if you would get very far because your Heart hasn't been damaged by it
and the problem has been resolved. I was overdosed in medication by the NHS in the UK
and nearly died from it. Statements were taken by all hospital staff involved and I had the
chance to sue but chose not to. I see it that the staff are overstretched and I recovered.

I am amazed that restenosis occurred after just three weeks, I didn't realise it happened
that quickly. Did they insert a drug eluting stent? What measures have they taken to
prevent it happening again and again?