What is a Stent? | American Heart Association
2023年3月15日 · 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 …
Coronary angioplasty and stents - Mayo Clinic
2023年11月7日 · A 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 …
Types of Stents and Their Uses - WebMD
2024年8月3日 · Stents are small, expandable tubes that treat narrowed arteries in your body. In people with coronary heart disease caused by the buildup of plaque, they can: Open narrowed …
Stent: Purpose, Procedure, and Risks - Healthline
2018年9月29日 · 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 of blood or other fluids, depending on …
What Is a Stent and How Does It Treat Heart Disease? - WebMD
2024年8月4日 · A stent is a tiny tube that can play a big role in treating your heart disease. It helps keep your arteries -- the blood vessels that carry blood from your heart to other parts of …
What Are Stents? - Cleveland Clinic
A stent is a very small tube your healthcare provider can put inside your artery to keep it open. They perform stent placement after they move plaque (cholesterol and fat) out of the way. …
Stents: Types, Uses, Side Effects, and Risks - Verywell Health
2023年10月11日 · 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 …
What is a stent? Uses, risks, and recovery - Medical News Today
2019年1月18日 · 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 …
Stent - Wikipedia
In medicine, a stent is a tube usually constructed of a metallic alloy or a polymer. It is inserted into the lumen (hollow space) of an anatomic vessel or duct to keep the passageway open. …
How it's performed - Coronary angioplasty and stent insertion
Stents. A stent is a short, wire mesh tube that acts like a scaffold to help keep your artery open. There are 2 main types of stent: bare metal (uncoated) stent; drug-eluting stent – which is …