“Is chest pain normal after stent placement?”
I am a 46 year old female. I want to know if chest pain is normal after stent placement?
2 Answers
CardiologistCardiologist
No. Percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI. I am assuming you mean an arterial stent in the artery or arteries supplying the heart with blood.) should not cause chest pain. However, if a person still had blockages in other heart arteries or if the stent had clotted (thombosed) right after the stent implant or some time after the implant, chest pain (angina) might occur.
Some amount of chest soreness can be normal however typical cardiac pain should not be present if the procedure was properly done. If pain was present before the stent placement then there should be no pain post procedure
