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Questions about the Safety of Stents How Stents are Used to Treat Coronary Artery Disease Why It’s So Important to Take Your Medication
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How Stents Are Used to Treat Coronary Artery DiseaseCoronary artery disease occurs when plaque builds up in the coronary arteries and slows or blocks blood flow to the heart muscle.
Angioplasty is a procedure in which your doctor expands a tiny balloon that presses the plaque blockage against the artery so that blood may flow more freely through the vessel.
A stent is inserted into an artery after angioplasty to help ensure
that blood continues to flow freely through the vessel and to reduce
the chance that new tissue or scar tissue will block the artery again |
