My dad Had an MI 2 mnths back. He underwent angioplasty n 2 stents were placed. He gets a little chest pain at times which subsides on its own. And sometimes he gets high blood pressure, what could be the cause now? Secondly he has persistant dry cough. Wat is the reason for that?
Hi. Thank you for your question and welcome to Chat Doctor. I carefully read your query. I would open my answer by giving you an information regarding stents. A bare metal stent (BMS) has a 16-20% rate of narrowing, whereas a Chat Doctor.  I think that you were advised, on discharge, to have periodical cardiac stress tests, 1, 3 and 6 months after the stent implantation. My opinion is that if these symptoms are of high intensity and severity, and/or similar with the ones that heralded the heart attack, you should consult your cardiologist and consider performing another coronary angiogram to see how the stents are doing. As about the