A stent is a mesh tube placed in a blood vessel. It’s used to widen your vessel and increase blood flow. Stents are commonly used in the arteries of the heart, also known as the coronary arteries.

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 ...

The long-term effects of treatment with sirolimus-eluting stents, as compared with bare-metal stents, have not been established. The overall risk of death (hazard ratio, 1.03; 95% confidence interval ...

A drug-eluting stent is a device used in operations to treat coronary artery disease. It is usually inserted during balloon angioplasty, in patients who have suffered a heart attack or who have angina ...