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: [[Stent]]s are usually used for people with [[Coronary Heart Disease]] where there [[Coronary Arteries]] have become blocked by [[Cholesterol Plaque]]s. | : [[Stent]]s are usually used for people with [[Coronary Heart Disease]] where there [[Coronary Arteries]] have become blocked by [[Cholesterol Plaque]]s. | ||
: If a [[stent]] is not used when it is needed then a [[Coronary Artery]] can become blocked and starve the [[heart]] [[muscle]]s of [[oxygen]], causing a [[Cardiac Arrest|heart attack]]. | : If a [[stent]] is not used when it is needed then a [[Coronary Artery]] can become blocked and starve the [[heart]] [[muscle]]s of [[oxygen]], causing a [[Cardiac Arrest|heart attack]]. | ||
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Revision as of 21:34, 19 April 2019
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Meaning
A stent is a tube which can be placed in a blood vessel to widen it for blood to pass through.
About Stents
- A stent is used when a blood vessel becomes blocked.
- A surgery can be performed to put the stent into a narrow blood vessel and expand the diameter of the stent to widen the passage for blood.
- Stents are usually used for people with Coronary Heart Disease where there Coronary Arteries have become blocked by Cholesterol Plaques.
- If a stent is not used when it is needed then a Coronary Artery can become blocked and starve the heart muscles of oxygen, causing a heart attack.