The American Cancer Society, or ACS, recommends that women ages 40 to 44 have the choice to begin yearly breast cancer screenings with a mammogram. In other words, a woman should carefully discuss the risks versus benefits of undergoing a mammogram with her doctor.
We referred her to this topic, said that post-stent pain was not uncommon and that, assuming nothing is amiss with the stent, this pain usually goes away in time. She replied today: ...you are correct about 2 days after my post the pain stopped, which made it about 6 weeks after stenting.
Cardiologists point out, however, that while the composite endpoint was worse with stents, the short-term risk of stroke appears higher after CABG (0.6% for stents vs. 2.2% for CABG) after 12 months. This is a legitimate point, though the risk of stroke was statistically equivalent in both groups after three years.