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Illness and Conditions - MultiMedia
Coronary Stent
A stent is a small, expandable tube. During a procedure called angioplasty, the stent is inserted into a coronary artery and expanded using a small balloon. A stent is used to open a narrowed or clotted artery. Last Revised: April 4, 2011 Author: Healthwise Staff Medical Review: E. Gregory Thompson, MD - Internal Medicine & John M. Miller, MD - Electrophysiology 
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