occipital artery Questions

Depends on type of stent used one or two or only plasty. 50 thousand to one lakh approx. Cheaper in govt hospitals.

A metal stent actually is permanent; your body's endothelial cells grow over the metal implant, incorporating the device into the arterial wall for the rest of your life. However, just because the stent device is there doesn't mean it will permanently remain effective in treating your disease. In a minority of cases, a stent can become reblocked, called "in-stent restenosis. If this happens and your stented artery closes up, your doctor might re-open the blocked stent with a balloon, or even pla...more

Hello, The information is insufficient, however as you are suffering from heart diseases, your characterised treatment is required in homoeopathy by providing proper Characterized Homeopathic case recording for individualized treatment else problem will persist. May contact, as presently, more than 900 heart patient is under my homoepathic treatment who are also taking Modern medicine. They are taking my treatment to reduce the chemical intake, side effects and avoid complications in future.

It depends on what your complaints are. The basic investigation for the peripheral arterial disease is "Arterial Duplex scan of the affected lower limb" Depending on the doppler scan report, the vascular surgeon will assess and advise regarding the further management.

Hi, thank you for your question. Your query is little incomplete to answer it properly. Yes , it is possible to clear arteries of the heart through medicines which control cholesterol level , anti platelet drugs to prevent thrombus formation. Any medicine which has to be taken , needs to be given after thorough evaluation. It will be better if I can know your condition properly before prescribing anything . Feel free to connect with me so that a detailed evaluation can be done for you and I wi...more

Hi lybrate-user, While artery blockages rarely regress, it can be stabilized with lifestyle measures. Diet low in carbohydrates (particularly simple carbohydrates like potato, rice etc.), minimal sugar or sugary products, and limited saturated fat are some of the established dietary recommendations. Diet rich in fresh fruits and vegetables are good for health as well.
If you have extra kilos on your weight, loosing those may also help. Weight loss is best achieved by caloric reduction.
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Cooking oil needs to be chosen carefully to maintain heart health and optimum levels of cholesterol in the body. I advise using oils or fats which are least processed and are indigenous like desi ghee, mustard oil, coconut oil, sesame oil and other'kachhi ghani 'oils (filtered but not refined). Many latest studies point out the benefits of Indian Ghee and locally produced oils which have not been refined. But whichever fat medium you use, the quantity needs to be controlled.

Yes there are very good Medicine.
But it requires proper case study and selection based on symptoms of the individual patient.
Then it is successful.

You need to share your angiography report and echo report. But it's better to consult cardiologist with bp pulse sugar check up. And other things. So one can give better opinion. With ecg also.

Hello, possibility of surgery can be decided upon seeing the angio cd, but stenting is extreme unlikely in diffuse disease and not advisable.