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  1. Mar 15, 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. If a clot forms in this narrow passage and completely blocks ...

  2. Sep 29, 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 are ...

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  3. A cardiac stent is used to treat narrowed or blocked coronary arteries. It can also be used to improve blood flow immediately following a heart attack. Cardiac stents are expandable coils made of ...

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  5. Jul 19, 2023 · The primary benefit of having a stent is that it reduces the risk of a balloon angioplasty failing, says Dr. Patel. But the overall picture here is much bigger: Stenting relieves heart attack ...

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  6. Oct 2, 2019 · October 2, 2019. Coronary stents are placed during a procedure called coronary angioplasty (AN-jee-o-plas-tee), also called percutaneous coronary intervention, which is a procedure used to open clogged heart arteries. Angioplasty involves temporarily inserting and inflating a tiny balloon where your artery is clogged to help widen the artery.

  7. Mar 15, 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. If a clot forms in this narrow passage and completely blocks ...

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