(HealthDay News) -- A coronary stent is a hollow tube-shaped device that is surgically inserted into a blood vessel to keep it open. The U.S. National Library of Medicine says a 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.
(HealthDay News) -- A coronary stent is a hollow tube-shaped device that is surgically inserted into a blood vessel to keep it open. The U.S. National Library of Medicine says a 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.