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Campbell. >> then the stent, sanjay, do they have to be replaced during a period of time or how does that work? >> reporter: no, not typically. typically once a stent is in it stays in. it gets monitored sometimes even by a simple chest x-ray to make sure it hasn't moved at all. the concern sometimes with these stents is can you get blockages around the stents because you have a foreign body in the blood vessel there? this is typically something you keep. >> are they a cure? i guess it sounds like it. if it stays in. it's, you know, or -- is this an ongoing problem for somebody who has heart d...

Here is that the heart is demanding a certain amount of oxygenateed blood. because of blockages, the heart is not getting it. in this case they put in stents. they basically put in this titanium-like tube that opens up the blood vessels as you see there. it simply allows more blood to get to the heart. it stays in, incidentally, campbell. there are all sorts of different types of stents. including a stent that actually gives off a little bit of medication, blood-thinning type medication to prevent clots. this is a procedure that's been done for some time. that's essentially what it is. that's ...

Aggressive medications, aggressive lifestyle changes. this is something he's really going to have to think about. i don't think he's cured by any means. this is, again, mainly plumbing. what causes the vessels to be narrowed, causes the arteries to become so tight not enough blood that can get through, that's a process that needs to be addressed medically for the most part. >> you mentioned this is obviously a much more minor procedure than bypass surgery, but is it a painful procedure? and what's the recovery time for him? >> reporter: as far as pain goes i think that, you know, it does invol...

This. january 18th he arrives in port-au-prince, haiti. less than a week after the earthquake hit there. then january 21st he was back in new york leading a news conference at the united nations. narn january 28th off to switzerland to attend the economic forum in davos. february 3rd, addressing reporters once again at the u.n. two days later he's back in haiti. that's a schedule for anybody. a tough schedule for anybody to follow. when he was brought to the hospital, as we had mentioned earlier, he had two small stents put into his coronary artery and we want to bring back dr. sanjay gupta wh...

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