At the Heart of a Stent

A coronary stent is a hollow tube-shaped device that is surgically inserted into a blood vessel to keep it open.

coronary stent may be used to treat the following conditions:

• Coronary heart disease.
  
• Peripheral artery disease.
• Renal artery stenosis, for a narrowing of the artery that provides blood to the kidneys.
• Carotid artery disease.
• Abdominal aortic aneurysm, for a bulging of the aorta near the abdomen.