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Current guidelines for patients on OAC undergoing PCI were drafted mainly on the basis of observational data and state that a minimum of 4 weeks of triple therapy after bare-metal stent (BMS) implantation and 1 to 12 months of therapy after drug-eluting stent (DES) implantation should be considered 5; 6; 11 ; 12.
Stent placement is standard during most angioplasty procedures. Your doctor may use a bare metal stent or a drug-eluting stent. Drug-eluting stents are coated with medicine that helps keep the artery open after angioplasty. What To Expect After Treatment. The procedure may take 30 to 90 minutes. But you need time to get ready for it and time to recover. It can take several hours total. After angioplasty, you will be moved to a recovery room or to the coronary care unit.