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Bookmark or Share- Coronary angioplasty and stents - Mayo ClinicA stent is a mesh coil that helps hold the artery open. Most stents slowly release a medicine that prevents the artery from re-narrowing. During angioplasty and stenting, flexible tubes called catheters and a balloon are used to reopen a blocked artery.
- Stent: What They Are, Purpose and Risks - Cleveland ClinicOverview. What is a stent? A stent is a very small tube your healthcare provider can put inside your artery to keep it open after they move plaque (cholesterol and fat) out of the way. This helps your blood get through your artery more easily. Types of stents. Stents are tube-shaped devices that stay inside your artery permanently.
- Stent: Purpose, Procedure, and Risks - HealthlineUses. Preparation. Procedure. Complications. Follow-up. What is a stent? A stent is a tiny tube that your doctor can insert into a blocked passageway to keep it open. The stent restores the flow...
- What is a Stent? | American Heart AssociationA stent is a tiny wire mesh tube that keeps an artery propped open to increase blood flow to the heart. When plaque builds up in a coronary artery (which feeds the heart muscle), it can narrow the artery, which may reduce blood flow to the heart and cause symptoms like chest pain.
- What is a stent? Uses, risks, and recovery - Medical News TodayA stent is a tiny tube that a doctor places in an artery or duct to help keep it open and restore the flow of bodily fluids in the area. Stents help relieve blockages and treat narrow or...
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