A stent is a tiny tube that your doctor can insert into a blocked passageway to keep it open. The stent restores the flow of blood or other fluids, depending on where it’s placed. Stents are made of ...

Your coronary arteries deliver oxygen-rich blood to your heart muscle. Over time, plaque can build up in your coronary arteries and limit blood flow through them. This is known as coronary heart ...

A stent is a tiny tube that a doctor places in an artery or duct to help keep it open and restore the flow of bodily fluids in the area. Stents help relieve blockages and treat narrow or weakened ...

Stents are permanent mesh tubes that help direct blood flow to the heart or other organs. Usually, stents are not replaced but may be reinforced. However, some people may experience issues such as ...

Sirolimus analogues act through the same pathway as sirolimus. The restenosis casade that is initiated after stent implantation is shown in red. The mechanism of action of sirolimus (and analogues) is ...

Definitions of stent thrombosis that have been used in clinical trials of drug-eluting stents have been restrictive and have not been used in a uniform manner. The cumulative incidence of stent ...

A drug-eluting stent, or DES, is a small, metal mesh tube placed in a blocked coronary artery. The metal is coated in medicine and helps reopen your artery and keep it open. ‌ Stents are used to treat ...