A coronary stent is small metal coil used to help keep a blocked artery in the heart open and reduce the chance of it narrowing. It is commonly employed in angioplasty surgery, also known as percutaneous coronary intervention, which is performed...
The breakthrough metal mesh tube that cardiac surgeons now use to keep a coronary artery open has the name "stent". The stent can help alleviate chest pain once it has successfully entered the artery, holding it open. This occurs with the help of...
A coronary stent is a small tube made of metal or plastic. Stents were introduced to help solve the problem of rebound blockage following balloon angioplasty, whereby compressed atherosclerotic deposits re-expand into the artery, reversing the...
Renal artery stents are treatment options when the blood vessels that feed the kidney are narrowed or have a clot. This reduces the ability of the kidneys to clear the blood stream of waste products and toxins. Renal artery stenosis or renal...
Arterial stent procedures are performed using angioplasty. This is a minimally invasive procedure used to improve blood flow in the arteries and veins. During the procedure, imaging techniques are used to guide a catheter into the blocked artery...
A condition called atherosclerosis occurs when arteries that feed into the heart become clogged with plaque. In angioplasty, one treatment option, a small tube with a deflated balloon-type tip is inserted where the clogs are most severe. The...
Plavix (Clopidogrel) is an anti-platelet agent that is prescribed to patients with a history of vascular disease. Plavix has been extensively studied in many large clinical trials of patients with heart attacks. Patients with a history of heart...
A stent is a medical device that is used to prop open an obstructed or damaged artery. Stents are commonly used in cardiac angioplasty surgery and, according to the American Heart Association, 70 percent of angiolasty procedures include the...
A cardiac stent is a small tube that is used to enlarge arteries that have narrowed due to artherosclerosis, the fatty buildup within artery walls, or to improve the function of a weakened artery. Stents are often used during angioplasty, a...
Diabetes affects the nerve endings because of persistently elevated blood glucose levels. This neuropathy can cause numbness in the feet. It can also cause the nerve endings in heart to be less responsive to the symptoms of low blood flow. Classic...
Coronary angioplasty and stent implantation are two of the most common procedures performed in the United States. The procedure is not surgery. It is a catheterization. A small hollow tube is inserted in to the femoral (leg) or radial (wrist)...
