Coronary stent
A coronary stent is a tube-shaped device
placed in the coronary arteries that supply blood to the heart, to keep the
arteries open in the treatment of coronary heart disease. It is used in a
procedure called percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI). Coronary stents are
now used in more than 90% of percutaneous coronary intervention procedures.
Stents reduce angina (chest pain) and have been shown to improve survivability
and decrease adverse events in an acute myocardial infarction. Coronary artery
stents is typically a metal framework which is placed inside the artery to help
keep it open. Similarly stents and these procedures are used in non-coronary
vessels i.e. in the legs in peripheral artery disease.
Though the chances of having
complications from a PCI are small, some serious complications include the
development of arrhythmias, adverse reactions or effects of the dye used in the
procedure, infection, restenosis, clotting, blood vessel damage, and bleeding
at catheter insertion site.
Cardiology research Journals like
Clinical Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine (CCCM) provides a global open
access platform to put forth the ongoing research, reviews and techniques
related to Coronary stenosis.
