coronary stent
Heart vessel tube
A coronary stent is a small mesh tube inserted into a coronary artery to hold it open after it has been widened by angioplasty.
The stent acts as scaffolding, preventing the artery from narrowing again and maintaining blood flow to the heart muscle.
Most modern stents are drug-eluting, slowly releasing medication to discourage scar tissue from forming inside the artery.
- chest painDiscomfort in thoracic region
- blocked arteryBlood pathway with obstruction
- arteryOxygen-rich blood conduit
- blockageObstruction halting movement
- angioplastyProcedure to widen vessels
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- heart attacksheart attack, myocardial infarction, infarction, blocked artery, troponin
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Rerouting blood past blockages
CABG · open-heart surgery · heart transplant · triple bypass · medical management
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Monitoring before acting
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Obstructed blood vessel
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