If you think stent or angioplasty is the “happily-ever-after” in your heart story, please stop for a moment. Every other week at Dr. Bimal Chhajer’s SAAOL Heartcare Delhi, we meet patients who have undergone stents or bypasses and are having the same problem of recurrent chest pain, shortness of breath, tiredness, and fear. Some come back with worse heart blockages than they left with. This is where our non-surgical heart treatment, including EECP treatment in Delhi/NCR, comes to the rescue as an alternative to bypass surgery, which doesn’t just put a patch on the problem, but works to reverse heart disease without surgery.
What they do not tell you in the hospital discharge room is that 1 in 5 patients develop what is called in-stent restenosis (the blockage comes back in the same artery) within one year following angioplasty. And this isn’t because the surgeon did a bad job; it’s because angioplasty treats the symptom, not the disease. Your arteries don’t care if you’ve “fixed” one narrow spot; the underlying disease process continues quietly in the background.
Now picture this: you just had your stent surgery, and were slowly but surely feeling a little bit better each day. You take your medications, walk like the doctor ordered, and then one morning out of the blue, the chest pain is back. Your breath shortens from climbing one flight of stairs once more. That mental toll is enormous. This period of not knowing can be harder on you than the surgery itself.
SAAOL Heartcare not only helps you after stent/angioplasty complications but also stops the chain of revolving procedures.
What is a Stent?
A stent is like a metal scaffold that gets placed inside your artery. It’s there to keep the blood flowing in one specific, narrowed spot. And this procedure is called angioplasty.
Why Stent or Angioplasty Complications Occur
Cardiovascular disease (CVD) is not a single-location disease. In acute cases, it is a multi-arterial system issue triggered by inflammation, cholesterol plaques, lifestyle, and stress. When you fix one spot, the rest of the artery, as well as other arteries, may continue to develop new blockages.
Common complications after angioplasty or stenting include:
- In-stent restenosis (blockage re-forming within the stented area)
- Stent thrombosis (formation of a blood clot at the site)
- Progression of disease in other arteries
- Medication side effects (bruising, bleeding, stomach issues from blood thinners)
- Persistent angina (chest pain even after “successful” surgery)
ARTS randomised trial shows that within five years, up to 30% of stent patients may need another procedure, not because the surgeon failed, but because the root cause of the disease wasn’t addressed.
The Mental Stress Nobody Talks About
Life following a stent is more than mechanical; it’s also emotional. Patients are very scared; every flutter within the chest alarms them. Every trip, every physical exertion comes with a silent question: “Am I pushing my luck?”
We’ve seen patients spiral into anxiety, cut down their activities, and even lose their confidence to live independently, not because their heart function is drastically worse, but because nobody reassured them or guided them on how to live fully after surgery.
Above all, at SAAOL Heartcare, we correlate every aspect of your life to your heart, not just arteries. It is a safe and structured heart disease reversal program designed to give you back your confidence, control, and peace of mind after a heart event.
How SAAOL Steps In After Angioplasty Complication
If a patient comes to SAAOL Heartcare Delhi after having problems post-stent or angioplasty, we do not subject them to another intervention. Instead, we approach physical and emotional pain from a root-cause reverse experience, one that is both non-invasive and scientifically-grounded but also deeply personalised.
Our process usually includes:
The Natural Bypass — EECP Treatment Delhi/NCR
EECP (Enhanced External Counterpulsation): Called the “natural bypass,” which encourages collateral formation, is a natural method to effectively create new branches of blood vessels around blocked arteries in the heart. This is particularly useful for people who have arteries that remain partially blocked after stents, or who go on to develop new blockages down the line.
Lifestyle Modification Program
The Lifestyle modification program was developed by Dr. Bimal Chhajer to reverse heart blockages without surgery. This includes:
- A zero-oil, plant-based diet to reduce cholesterol and inflammation with the help of Zero-oil cooking
- Structured exercise plans that are safe even after complications
- Yoga and meditation to reduce stress hormones that accelerate artery damage
- Regular monitoring to track improvement in heart health
Medical Management
We work with your existing medications, but we aim to optimise and reduce dependence where possible. This means avoiding the long-term side effects that many stent patients quietly endure.
Continuous Emotional & Educational Support
Rather than simply send you on your way and discharge you back into the world, we stay with you. Education about your condition, counselling to manage fear, and ongoing monitoring make a world of difference.
A Case You Won’t Forget
A 52-year-old businessman came to us just 11 months after his angioplasty. He was back to 80% blockage, this time, in another artery. He was also struggling with severe gastritis due to his medication.
Instead of rushing him for another stent, we started him on our EECP program, lifestyle changes, and stress management plan. Six months later, his angiography showed a significant reduction in blockages, his angina disappeared, and most importantly, he was travelling with his family again without fear.
Why We Call Ourselves “The Second Chance” Clinic
SAAOL Heartcare Delhi is often the place people come to when they’ve been told, “There’s nothing more we can do except another surgery.” We’ve helped patients avoid second and third stents, we’ve helped improve quality of life in cases where surgery wasn’t possible, and we’ve helped people regain the energy and confidence they thought was gone forever.
Avoid the Repeat Surgery Trap
The medical system is good at crisis intervention: if you have a heart attack, an angioplasty can save your life. But what about the next one? That’s where the gap lies.
So if you have had a stent or angioplasty, you need to think beyond “repair” and start thinking about reversal. Because unless the underlying disease process is reversed, you’ll always be in the waiting room for the next procedure.
The Science Behind Heart Disease Reversal
The part that most people don’t know: those blockages aren’t just some cholesterol build-up. They are lively, growing plaques in the arteries! They can usually be controlled, even shrunk to harmless size, with EECP, Detox therapy, diet and exercise, and continued medication!
The zero-oil diet of SAAOL, when combined with EECP, has been proven in thousands of patients to improve blood flow over a few months and maintain reduced angina and the ability to perform more exercise.
If you’ve had stent or angioplasty complications or even if you haven’t yet, but want to prevent them, remember this:
- You are not doomed to repeat surgery.
- The disease can be reversed, not just slowed down.
- Your mental health matters as much as your physical health.
We’ve dedicated our work to proving that avoiding bypass surgery and reversing heart disease without surgery is not a miracle; it’s medical science applied differently.
Your heart is not just a pump; it’s the rhythm of your life. Let’s keep that rhythm strong, steady, and free of fear.