title: Ask the doctor. Almost 10 years ago, I had a stent implanted to prop open my blocked left anterior descending artery. At the time, my doctor told me, "This should hold you for five years or so." Are stents like cars, requiring periodic trade-ins? I haven't had any problems so far.
authors.forename: Thomas H
authors.initials: TH
authors.lastname: Lee
mesh_terms: D003324:Coronary Artery Disease / Q000517:prevention & control; D023921:Coronary Stenosis / Q000517:prevention & control / Q000601:surgery*; D006801:Humans; D015607:Stents; D013997:Time Factors