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If you are planning to have an angioplasty and stent, your doctor will review a list of possible complications which may include:
- Bleeding at the point of catheter insertion
- Damage to the walls of arteries, causing you to need additional procedures or surgery
- Heart attack or arrhythmia (abnormal heart beats)
- Allergic reaction to x-ray dye
- Blood clot formation
- Infection
Some factors that may increase the risk of complications include:
- Allergies to medicines, shellfish, or x-ray dye
- Obesity
- Smoking
- Bleeding disorder
- Age: 60 or older
- Recent pneumonia
- Recent heart attack
- Diabetes
- Kidney disease
Sometimes the procedure is not successful or the artery narrows again. You may require repeat angioplasty or [coronary artery bypass grafting...
