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An arterial stent supports the arteries to keep them open. This is used in stenosis as well as in blockages.
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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.
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 a open cirulatory system?
No veins or arteries. Insects have them.
What open source project management software supports wiki documentation?
I believe it's open project.
During an angioplasty doctors thread small balloons into your body Why?
To open clogged arteries
What does posterior communicating arteries are patent mean?
It means it is open and functioning. patent=functional.
What features do open and closed circulatory systems have in common?
In closed circulatory systems, the blood flows from the heart, to the arteries to the capillaries, to the veins and back. In the open circulatory system, the blood flows into the tissues from the arteries but not into capillaries. It does return back to the heart again by veins. But it is open in the sense that the blood it is free in the tissues.
Who were the people that Jack the Ripper killed?
They were magical unicorns that had their arteries sliced open by cat femurs.
What is a balloon angioplasty?
It is performed to open narrowed coronary arteries and improve blood flow to the heart.
When was Keep Ireland Open created?
Keep Ireland Open was created in 1994.
What part of the ocean supports the largest variety of organisms?
open-ocean surface zone
What event causes the semilunar to open?
When ventricular pressure exceeds that of the large arteries leaving the heart, the semilunar valves are forced open. (Marieb/9th edition)
