Coronary angioplasty and stents - Mayo Clinic
2023年11月7日 · Coronary angioplasty treats vessels, called coronary arteries, which deliver blood to heart muscles. A tiny balloon on a narrow tube, called a catheter, is used to widen a clogged artery and improve blood flow. Angioplasty is often followed by the placement of a small wire mesh tube called a stent. The stent helps prop the artery open and ...
What is a Stent? - American Heart Association
2023年3月15日 · 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 …
What Are Stents? - Cleveland Clinic
Stents are tube-shaped devices that a provider expands inside your artery during stent placement. A coronary stent can be 8 to 48 millimeters (up to almost 2 inches) long and 2 to 5 mm (up to one-quarter inch) around.
Angioplasty and Stent Placement for the Heart
Angioplasty is a procedure used to open blocked coronary arteries caused by coronary artery disease. It restores blood flow to the heart muscle without open-heart surgery. Angioplasty can be done in an emergency setting, such as a heart attack.
Cardiac Stents: Benefits, Risks and Procedure - HealthCentral
2023年7月19日 · Cardiac stents are used in both planned and emergency situations to open up a narrowed artery in the heart. Learn how this minimally invasive heart procedure can save lives!
Angina treatment: Stents, drugs, lifestyle changes — What's …
2023年5月27日 · Coronary artery stent. When placing a coronary artery stent, a doctor looks for a blockage in the heart's arteries (A) using cardiac catheterization techniques. A balloon on the tip of the catheter is inflated to widen the blocked artery. A metal mesh stent is used to hold the artery open (B).
Coronary Angioplasty and Stenting - Cardiac Surgery
Coronary Angioplasty and Stenting. Overview. Coronary angioplasty is a medical procedure in which a balloon is used to open a blockage in a coronary (heart) artery narrowed by atherosclerosis. This procedure improves blood flow to the heart.
Stents: Types, Uses, Side Effects, and Risks - Verywell Health
2023年10月11日 · A stent is a metal or plastic tube that is inserted into a blocked passageway to keep it open. There are different types of stents used in the heart, blood vessels, urinary tract, prostate gland, colon, esophagus, bile ducts, and even the eyes.
Coronary artery disease - Diagnosis and treatment - Mayo Clinic
2024年6月14日 · Coronary angioplasty and stent placement. This treatment opens clogged blood vessels in the heart. A tiny balloon on a thin tube, called a catheter, is used to widen a clogged artery and improve blood flow. A small wire mesh tube called a …
What Is a Stent and How Does It Treat Heart Disease? - WebMD
2024年8月4日 · WebMD explains how, if you have heart disease, a stent can help keep your arteries open, ease your chest pain, and prevent a heart attack.
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