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11 paź 2023 · A stent is a metal or plastic tube inserted into a blocked passageway to keep it open. Since their introduction in the late-1980s, stents have revolutionized the treatment of coronary artery disease and other diseases in which vital vessels or passageways are obstructed.
15 mar 2023 · A 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.
29 wrz 2018 · A stent is a tiny tube that your doctor can insert into a blocked passageway to keep it open. The stent restores the flow of blood or other fluids, depending on where it’s placed. Stents...
1 maj 2024 · A stent, typically made of chromium alloys nowadays rather than steel, is a scaffold to keep the artery open after the balloon stretching. Cardiologists recommend this procedure to address coronary artery disease (narrowed or blocked arteries that hinder blood flow to the heart muscle).
18 sty 2019 · A 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...
5 maj 2024 · A stent is a tiny, metal tube that holds your artery open to allow blood to go through better. Your provider can put in a stent after doing an angioplasty, which pushes aside a collection of plaque inside your artery.
7 lis 2023 · A tiny balloon on a narrow tube, called a catheter, is used to widen a clogged artery and improve blood flow. 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.
