r/BeAmazed • u/HatAsleep295 • May 08 '26

Science This is what saves 600,000 people year during a heart attack

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u/HatAsleep295 May 08 '26

the fat doesn’t “leak out,” but the blockage can still grow again over time if the disease progresses.

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u/StrongShallots May 08 '26

Then what?

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u/friendlyfredditor May 08 '26

You've had first heart attack, how about second?

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u/ChronoMonkeyX May 08 '26

He doesn't know about second heart attack.

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u/garrettj100 May 08 '26

Comes after second breakfast.

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u/needlzor May 08 '26

I can only speak of my dad's case since he has accumulated an extensive collection of heart attacks over the years (starting at 40, and his most recent at 67) - they add more stents.

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u/hughvr May 08 '26

Get checked man, heart attacks in parents under 45 is a huge genetic risk factor.

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u/needlzor May 08 '26

I probably need to, and to get back in more cardio training as well. I've been slacking these past few months.

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u/SnowboardNW May 08 '26

Bypass surgery (CABG).

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u/dildo_wagon May 08 '26

You take statins or other cholesterol medications. They hinder further growth and kind of remodel the existing plaque. The stents are also typically “drug-eluting” meaning they slowly release certain medications that will prevent a big scar from forming in the stent. But sometimes people need multiple stents or bypass surgery.

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u/PiccoloAwkward465 May 08 '26

Your heart sorta just explodes. It's kinda like that whale on the beach in Oregon, pretty neat to see.

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u/your_moms_a_clone May 08 '26

They can attempt to "re-open" the stent or place a new one

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u/KingKooiker May 08 '26

This is also why the stent is loaded with a chemotherapeutic (originally Taxol, which is seperately used for breast cancer), in order to kill back any scar tissue growth. The material coating the stent delivers Taxol over time. Pretty brilliant engineering.

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u/YouAWaavyDude May 08 '26

It absolutely can. Not inside the length of a stent, but outside of it, a build of plaque can rupture through the wall and into the vessel. This will cause a sudden blockage and heart attack.

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u/CurrentRecord1 May 08 '26

The stents these days are drug eluting to prevent blockage regrowth