I had undergone an angioplasty 6 years ago how long will my stent last? Answered by Dr Vijay Surase renowned cardiologist Once a stent is delivered or deployed it cannot and is not removed. Over a period of time this stent becomes a part and parcel of vessel wall. Months later if a small camera (angioscope) is passed through the vessel the stent cannot be seen as it gets embedded into the vessel wall layer – normal cells grow over it covering it completely. This process is called as Endothelization and it takes a period of 1 month to 1 year depending
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