“What precautions should be taken after a stent procedure?”

In general avoid heavy lifting (> 10 lbs), strenuous exercises at least for 2 weeks following stent placement (sometimes longer with a larger stents such as aortic aneurysm repair). Maintain healthy diet, routine wound care like wash with soap and water and keep it dry. Things to look for; area of arterial access getting firm, hard, increasing redness, increasing pain and any wound discharge, in these circumstances contact your doctor.

Always take your dual anti platelet therapy for the time indicated by your physician, start exercising with supervision ( if possible with cardiac rehabilitation) .