the graft was still open 23 years later, but it narrowed down a little bit in the front part of it. that s plaque, right. that s probably what it is. anyway, they were able to slide a stent or a couple little stents in there and open it up. so that vein graft is still open, but it s got the stent in that there. larry: does the balloon go in? the balloon goes in. larry: what does the stent do? when the angioplasty first started the blood opened it up and 40% would come back. then they started to put stents in and stayed open longer but 35% of those would come back. they started to put the medicated stents in, and it looks like that s relatively new. they will stay up there. it holds it up. it s like a japanese finger trap. you turn your hand this way, and it opens up. larry: the president, what artery did he have? from talking from listening to dr. schwartz, i don t know. it sounds like the vein graft to
live on tuesday night. dr. isom, you tell them what you did to me. your doctor called me on that and actually sent me the films, the angiograms which i could see, and actually your other grafts were all open and your right graft which is the one that closed off was still open 23 years later, but it had narrowed down a little bit in the front part of it. larry: that s plaque, right? probably that s what it is. they were able to slide a stent or a couple of little stents in there and open it up. so that vein graft is still open. it s got the stent in that larry: does the balloon go in? the balloon goes in. larry: what does the stent do? actually, you know, when the angioplasty first started, the balloon it opened it up and 40% of it would come back. they started putting stents in then it would stay open longer but 35% of those would come back. then they started putting the medicated stents in and it looks
could be back at his office in harlem on monday. rehema ellis in new york with the latest. rehema. reporter: david, he s keeping a close watch over the activities and developments in haiti in terms of the relief effort there. in fact, there s a story about the former president talking with someone about haiti on his cell phone as he was being wheeled into the operating room yesterday. he reluctantly gave up that cell phone. this is a man who is tireless when it comes to working. doctors say he should have a full and speedy recovery. they said there was no damage to his heart whatsoever. he did not have a heart attack. as you point out, david, this is something rather common that occurs with those who have undergone bypass surgery. six years ago he a quadruple bypass surgery. the vein graft fails after a while and the stent procedure like the president underwent yesterday is a common procedure. he s expected to do just fine. i suspect he might be watching