tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-952177901253101310.post5573646566005376255..comments2023-09-24T09:07:58.603-07:00Comments on Adventures with MS: And for a little bit of hopeAdventures with MShttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05990934869462778579noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-952177901253101310.post-36753027403028501642010-03-25T05:26:26.052-07:002010-03-25T05:26:26.052-07:00Beth,
I love that you come at this with a physiol...Beth,<br /><br />I love that you come at this with a physiology background, I find the science of all of this very interesting. <br /><br />Anyway, a doc in California did 25 venous stents. All of the patients are in primary progressive form of MS. Anyway, the stents are currently the same ones that they use for artery blockage to the heart, but are not working as well for veins (tends to move or cause extreme discomfort). Although all of the patients who have successful stents, also have lessening symptoms or at least no new attacks since the stent was put in.<br /><br />Seems hopeful, now we need someone to develop a successful venous stent. :)Adventures with MShttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05990934869462778579noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-952177901253101310.post-43289886171277740142010-03-24T20:22:16.104-07:002010-03-24T20:22:16.104-07:00I know veins are quite distendable and do not have...I know veins are quite distendable and do not have as much vascular resistance as arteries, so I can see how easy a relapse would be, but I am wondering what kind of effect a medicated stent would have on the vein, maybe some type of bypass graft/ venous shunt. Of course, I am assuming the issue manifests when mulitple vessels begin to have issues and there in lies the problem (it being more than just 1 vessel, that is).allanjelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11352737405592563559noreply@blogger.com