What is a heart stent 11 Articles

by ACROBAT

1.What is a stent ? A stent is a small, lattice-shaped, metal tube that is inserted permanently into an artery. The stent helps hold open an artery so that blood can flow through it. A stent is a wire metal mesh tub...read more

by Krystle Hernandez

A stent can be defined as a cylindrical shaped rod. These tiny devices can be invaluable in assisting doctors with patients who have a blocked cardiovascular artery. In most cases, cardiologists will examine the patient ...read more

by Ethel Smith

I am not a medical professional and neither have I researched this topic of STENTS. However I have worked as an administrator on a cardiology ward and also have a relative who recently had a Stent inserted. Here is my unde...read more

by Allen Teal

The heart stent is one of the near miracles in medical innovation. A stent is a small expandable mesh that opens into the shape of a tube inside an artery. In heart surgery, the first truly corrective surgeries involved ...read more

by Alisa Mantall

Imagine something so small to do such big jobs. A heart can keep pumping blood with the aid of a simple piece of wire in a coal shaped mesh tube. To imagine this think of a small spring from a pen, only smaller, thinner an...read more

by Nisha Danny

The medical dictionary defines stent as an artificial tube placed within the lumen of tubular structures, to provide support or keep it open.Usually,stent is a cylindrical balloon structure inserted inti the arteries aft...read more

by Renee Dawson

Picture in your mind your kitchen sink. Picture the drainpipe going down from the sink. Now think of all of the junk that gets put down the sink and how it clings to the side of the pipes. The water starts going down sl...read more

by Erinmarie

Stents for the heart are typically made of mesh and inserted into a coronary artery to increase diameter and maximize blood flow. They are typically inserted during angioplasty; the mesh stent is collapsed and fitted ar...read more

by Lorraine Wilks

When your coronary arteries become blocked it can cause you pain if they are only slightly blocked. if they are completely blocked they can cause you to have a heart attack. If you have an angio then doctors can have a loo...read more

by Mary D

Coronary angioplasty has made a tremendous improvement in cardiac care in the past twenty five years. The surgical procedure is done through a coronary catheter, using a balloon to widen narrowed arteries. A wonderful devi...read more

by Megan Hendrix

Stents are typically used when an artery is blocked. It is a wire metal mesh tube used to open an artery during an angioplasty (the widening of a narrowed or obstructed blood vessel). However, there is also an alternative,...read more