During an angioplasty procedure, doctors open the blocked artery with a balloon catheter and insert a stent to keep the artery open and blood flowing effectively. The stent permanently remains in ...

A stent is a small mesh tube inserted into an artery that has been narrowed by plaque build-up. In the US, nearly two million stents are implanted every year, and they can be life-saving during a ...

The use of drug-eluting stents (DES) has become widespread as a result of their superior revascularization rates compared with those of bare-metal stents (BMS). 1 DES are increasingly being used ...

Vascular surgeons at Doylestown Hospital have pioneered a dissolvable stent that holds clogged arteries open long enough to ...

Heart disease is the leading cause of death in the U.S. Sometimes it’s a problem you’re born with, or it develops over time.

Stents are small, mesh-like tubes used to open narrowed or blocked coronary arteries, and they play a crucial role in restoring blood flow to the heart. In emergencies like heart attacks ...

You should not feel any discomfort during this part of the procedure. Your doctor will insert the Carotid Stent System through the vessels to the area of the plaque. After careful positioning, your ...

Block: One last question: The covered stents are not available in the United States, although hopefully they may soon be available. That means, here in the United States, we are left with an open ...