Both traditional and dissolving stents often contain medication that is slowly released over time to treat the diseased area of the artery where the stent was placed. Dissolving stents fully disappear within about three years.

Is it common for a stent to collapse?

Immediate collapse of implanted coronary stent is a rare complication, and, to our knowledge, few authors have reported it previously. Current stents on the market are thought to have sufficient radial strength against the external coronary artery strain [2].

Can you lose a stent in your heart?

Because stent loss, which occurs rarely during the procedure, might have dire consequences, such as bleeding, stent embolism, acute myocardial infarction, emergency coronary artery bypass graft, and death, appropriate treatment is needed as soon as stent loss occurs.