an artificial support device placed in the coronary artery to keep the vessel open after treatment for coronary artery disease
an expandable mesh tube, made of high quality stainless steel
a small, slotted round tube made of medical-grade stainless steel designed to support the wall of the coronary artery
a small, slotted, stainless steel tube mounted on a balloon catheter, inserted into an obstructed artery
a small stainless steel meshwork tube that is inserted into a coronary artery by a balloon catheter after angioplasty to create a scaffolding inside the artery
a small tube that is mounted on a balloon catheter and inserted into a blocked artery
a stainless steel, expandable, mesh tube
a thin, tubular wiremesh of surgical grade stainless steel (nowadays, some stents are made of composite
The insertion of small wire mesh tube used to hold a coronary artery open and allow blood to flow through to the heart muscle.
A slender coil inserted into the blood vessel to prevent it from narrowing. When fatty deposits have built up on the interior walls of the heart arteries, the passages become narrow, blood flow is reduced, and angina pectoris results. Cardiologists perform angioplasty to widen these arteries and restore circulation. After the angioplasty, they may insert coronary stents.
A tiny coiled wire or mesh placed in an artery where a blockage has been removed, to delay or offset reclosure.
