After a blocked artery is treated with angioplasty to restore blood flow, the artery may become blocked again. This is called restenosis. One way to prevent restenosis is to place a stent inside the artery at the spot where the blockage was cleared by angioplasty. A stent is a tiny, metal mesh tube that is placed with a catheter and permanently embedded within the artery wall to prop open and prevent it from collapsing.
Associations between Agent Orange and other dioxin-contaminated herbicides and structural birth defects like spina bifida, oral clefts, heart defects and hypospadias may be just the âtip of the icebergâ.
Agent Orange is a very difficult chapter in our nationâs history and is past due that we correct the errors of the past.â. For decades, the VA denied disability and health benefits for Vietnam veterans that claimed Agent Orange exposure. It wasn't until 1991 that the VA began linking certain illnesses to the chemical. Daines said the current law has resulted in the prolonged suffering of veterans.