Stents are small expandable tubes used to treat narrowed or weakened arteries in the body. In patients with coronary
heart disease, caused by the buildup of plaque, stents are used to open narrowed arteries and help reduce symptoms such as
chest pain(
angina), or to help treat a
heart attack.
These types of stents are commonly called
heart stents, but they're also referred to as cardiac stents or coronary stents. Usually made of metal mesh, heart stents are implanted in narrowed coronary arteries during a procedure called a percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) or angioplasty.
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