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There are a few types: Self expanding stents are made of a material called NITINOL, which is nickel titanium compound.
Balloon expanding: are made of surgical stainless steel
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∙ 12y ago
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∙ 13y agoThe stent is usually a stainless steel mesh tube that is available in various sizes to match the size of the artery and hold it open after the blockage in the artery has been treated.
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Is a coronary stent artificial?
A coronary stent is an artificial support device placed in the coronary artery to keep the vessel open after treatment for coronary artery disease.
How is a coronary stent placed within the artery?
The stent is inserted into the artery with the balloon-tip catheter. When the stent is correctly positioned in the coronary artery, the balloon is inflated, expanding the stent against the walls of the coronary artery.
What does a coronary stent do?
By forming a rigid support, the stent can prevent restenosis and reduce the need for coronary bypass surgery.
Is a coronary stent a human organ?
A coronary stent is an artificial support device placed in the coronary artery to keep the vessel open after treatment for coronary artery disease.
When was the Cordis CYPHER Coronary Artery Stent approved by the FDA?
The drug-eluting coronary artery stent, the Cordis CYPHER, made by CYPHER, a Johnson & Johnson company, became the first coated stent approved by the FDA in April 2003.
Coronary Stenting who invented the first coronary artery stent?
Charles Theodore Dotter invented the first coronary stent in 1969，and planted in a dog to make a trial.
What is the best Coronary Stent?
Genius MAGIC by EuroCor GmbH
What does a coronary do?
By forming a rigid support, the stent can prevent restenosis and reduce the need for coronary bypass surgery.
Where in the body is a cardiac stent placed?
A coronary stent (or cardiac stent) is placed in arteries that supply blood to the heart. The stent is a tube that is designed to keep the arteries open to increase blood flow.
Coronary artery stent?
A coronary artery stent is a small, metal mesh tube that is placed inside a coronary artery to help keep the artery open. To place the stent, a small incision is made in the groin area to reach the artery there. A catheter is guided through the groin artery into an area of the coronary artery which is blocked. The stent is inserted along with a balloon catheter and expands when the balloon is inflated. The stent is then left there to help keep the artery open.Reviewed ByReview Date: 03/21/2009David C. Dugdale, III, MD, Professor of Medicine, Division of General Medicine, Department of Medicine, University of Washington School of Medicine. Also reviewed by David Zieve, MD, MHA, Medical Director, A.D.A.M., Inc.
When does someone need heart stents?
The coronary stent is a tube placed in the coronary arteries to keep them open and is a treatment for coronary heart disease. It is an intervention to prevent heart attacks and more damage to the heart.
What is the use of a coronary stent?
To open an artery near the heart
