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2. Coronary stent - Wikipedia

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   A coronary stent is a tube-shaped device placed in the coronary arteries that supply blood to the heart, ... The dangerous plaque is soft and fragile, ...

3. For some cardiac patients with stents, long-term aspirin ...

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   For some high-risk cardiovascular patients with stents, the often-recommended practice of prolonged taking of aspirin might be ineffective, and in some cases, even harmful, a new study found.

4. Stent - Wikipedia

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   Coronary stents are placed during a coronary angioplasty.The most common use for coronary stents is in the coronary arteries, into which a bare-metal stent, a drug-eluting stent, a bioabsorbable stent, a dual-therapy stent (combination of both drug and bioengineered stent), or occasionally a covered stent is inserted.

5. Percutaneous coronary intervention - Wikipedia

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   The first two drug-eluting stents to be utilized were the paclitaxel-eluting stent and the sirolimus-eluting stent, both of which have received approval from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration. Most current FDA-approved drug-eluting stents use sirolimus (also known as rapamycin), everolimus and zotarolimus.

6. Atherosclerosis: What Men Need to Know About Plaque Buildup ...

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   Percutaneous coronary intervention (coronary angioplasty with stent placement): A percutaneous coronary intervention involves opening up a narrowed artery in your heart with a thin tube called a ...

7. Medical devices could become safer with this new ... - AOL

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   For millions of patients, this could mean reducing the risk of thrombosis (or blood clot formation) and dangerous bleeding, according to a UBC press release. ... stents, blood-oxygenation machines ...

8. Restenosis - Wikipedia

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   Restenosis rates of drug-eluting stents appear to be significantly lower than bare-metal stents, and research is underway to determine if drug-coated balloons also improve restenosis outcomes. Restenosis is the recurrence of stenosis , a narrowing of a blood vessel , leading to restricted blood flow.

9. 8 Common Cardiovascular Diseases for Men & How to Prevent Them

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   Stent procedure. Coronary artery bypass surgery. Heart transplant. Radiofrequency ablation. When heart arrest occurs outside of a hospital, the main treatment is a shock with an automatic external ...