Stent

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What is Stent?

A stent is a tiny tube placed into an artery, blood vessel, or other duct (such as one that carries urine) to hold the structure open.

Alternative Names:

Drug-eluting stents

Posts on Stent (5527)

Is it normal to have kidney stones hurt in the kidney before they move to the ureter? Is it...
I had a large stone in my urethra, which the doc scoped & lasered to break it up. He inser...
The 3rd time go around, I had a large stone in my ureter a week ago, & had the scope/las...
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I've had chest and back pains,more like twinges and pressure, since 3 stents put in LAD in ...
About 3 weeks ago I had severe right kidney pain that lead me to th ER. There I was told my...
Initial catherization revealed that the circumflex artery was totally occluded while both t...
I have a 12 mm kidney stone which caused a lot of pain and nausea. I must travel overseas ...
I had a 5mm kidney stone removed 2 days ago by ureteroscopy wit laser and basket removal, a...
Hello, I wanted to find out if there is a certain heart reaction to the angioplasty procedu...

Journals about Stent(4)

Advanced Cutting Edge Comprehensive Cardiovascular Risk Factor Assessment


by Lee Kirksey, MD, Aug 02, 2008 06:23PM - 3 Comments
We recently began to offer comprehensive cardiovascular risk factor assessment in our ...

The role of coronary angioplasty and stenting 


by Lee Kirksey, MD, Jul 06, 2008 11:07PM - 2 Comments
There are frequent questions being asked about the various treatments for coronary blo...

Heart Disease and Women 101 


by Lee Kirksey, MD, Apr 16, 2008 02:55PM - 7 Comments
Early Warning Symptom for the #1 Killer of Women Is Under-recognized Heart disease is...

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