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By ATLANTIC HEALTH SYSTEM
Credits: Atlantic Health System
May 16, 2021 at 4:22 AM
To be Presented at American College of Cardiology 70th Annual Scientific Sessions, Study Led by Dr. Jordan Safirstein Suggests Keeping Stent Info on Smartphones
May 11, 2021, Morristown, NJ – Fewer than half (48%) of patients receiving a heart stent, or percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI), had the provided stent card with them when surveyed at a later date, according to researchers at Atlantic Health System’s Morristown Medical Center. Even when they had their stent cards, most patients were unable to identify the type of stent they had, which blood vessel it was in, or the date of the previous procedure. Eighty-eight percent of patients did have their smartphone, however. The study will be presented as a moderated poster the morning of May 15, during the American College of Cardiology 70th Annual Scientific Session (ACC.21).
May 11, 2021
Those flimsy, wallet-sized pieces of paper that detail the type, size, and location of the stent implanted? After roughly 4 years after device implantation, just under half of patients still carry their stent card, according to a new study.
And even among those diligent card-carrying members of the coronary stent club, patients had very little knowledge about the device propping open their arteries. In fact, only 17% of patients with a stent card were able to correctly identify the date of the procedure, the vessel stented, and the type of stent they received, say researchers.
For one cardiologist, the continued reliance on paper stent cards doesn’t make much sense. Computers, cellular phones, and app-based technology would go a long way toward eliminating the need for patients to carry around the card, especially since half aren’t doing so anyway.