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  2. Coronary stent - Wikipedia

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    Coronary artery stents, typically a metal framework, can be placed inside the artery to help keep it open. However, as the stent is a foreign object (not native to the body), it incites an immune response. This may cause scar tissue (cell proliferation) to rapidly grow over the stent and cause a neointimal hyperplasia.

  3. 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.

  4. Atherosclerosis: What Men Need to Know About Plaque ... - AOL

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    Atherosclerosis happens when a fatty substance called plaque builds up inside your arteries. ... with the highest risk after ages 45 in men and 55 in women. ... (coronary angioplasty with stent ...

  5. Stent - Wikipedia

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    Vascular stents are commonly used in angioplasty, a surgical procedure that opens blocked arteries and places a stent to keep the artery open. This is a common treatment for heart attacks and is also used in the prevention and treatment of strokes. Over 2 million people receive a stent each year for coronary artery disease alone.

  6. 8 Common Cardiovascular Diseases for Men & How to ... - AOL

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    Over 45 for men and over 55 for women. Family history. Having a family history of early heart disease. Sex. People born male are at increased risk. Congenital defects. Having problems with your ...

  7. Bioresorbable stent - Wikipedia

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    A bioresorbable stent is a tube-like device that is used to open and widen clogged heart arteries and then dissolves or is absorbed by the body. It is made from a material that can release a drug to prevent scar tissue growth. It can also restore normal vessel function and avoid long-term complications of metal stents. [1] [2]

  8. 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.

  9. Myocardial infarction - Wikipedia

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    The dead tissue is surrounded by a zone of potentially reversible ischemia that progresses to become a full-thickness transmural infarct. [76] [79] The initial "wave" of infarction can take place over 3–4 hours. [73] [76] These changes are seen on gross pathology and cannot be predicted by the presence or absence of Q waves on an ECG. [78]