“How soon after stent surgery can I consume alcohol?”

As soon as you are discharged from the hospital and as long as you are not taking any narcotics for pain.

Technically alcohol has no effect on coronary disease or coronary interventions. In face there is some evidence that moderate alcohol intake is beneficial. I would never recommend alcohol beyond a glass of red wine at evening meals. If a patient has angiography followed by percutaneous Intervention with balloon angioplasty and stent placement , I would not let them drink alcohol that first night because of the sedation and pain meds we give for the procedure (versed and fentanyl ). That interaction can lead to adverse reaction which can be quite serious. But beyond that, a couple of cocktails or beers in the evening has no effect on the stents. But I think drinking excessively is not acceptable for many reasons. Heavy alcohol in a chronic fashion damages other organs which could eventually cardiac complications. Some are alcohol related dilated cardiomyopathy, new