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- What is a Stent? - American Heart Association
Drug-eluting stents are coated with medication that is released into the artery over time This helps prevent the artery from narrowing again Placing a stent is done through a minimally invasive procedure called percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) or angioplasty (PDF)
- What Is a Stent? - Cleveland Clinic
What Is a Stent? A stent is a tiny, metal mesh tube that holds your artery open to improve blood flow Stents often help people who have blockages in their coronary (heart) arteries Stent-grafts, made of metal and fabric, treat aortic aneurysms Most stents are permanent
- Coronary angioplasty and stents - Mayo Clinic
Angioplasty is often followed by the placement of a small wire mesh tube called a stent The stent helps prop the artery open and decreases the chance of the artery narrowing again Most stents are coated with medicine that helps keep the artery open
- What Is a Stent and How Does It Treat Heart Disease? - WebMD
To put a stent in, your doctor makes a small cut in a blood vessel in your groin, arm, or neck They then thread a thin tube called a catheter through the blood vessel to the blocked artery The
- Stent: Purpose, Procedure, and Risks - Healthline
Stents are usually needed when plaque blocks a blood vessel Plaque is made of cholesterol and other substances that attach to the walls of a vessel You may need a stent during an emergency
- Stents - What Are Stents? | NHLBI, NIH
Stents can help treat weak coronary arteries in the heart and narrowed airways in the lungs Learn about the different types of stents and their applications
- When do you really need an angioplasty and stenting?
In most cases of stable angina, angioplasty and stenting are not necessary “For most people, lifestyle changes and medication control angina symptoms just as effectively as angioplasty,” says Dr Boden
- Angioplasty and Stent Placement for the Heart - Johns Hopkins Medicine
Angioplasty is a procedure used to open blocked coronary arteries caused by coronary artery disease It restores blood flow to the heart muscle without open-heart surgery Angioplasty can be done in an emergency setting, such as a heart attack
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