Understanding the Basics About Heart Stents

In this episode of Doctors On Call, we will help in you in understanding heart stents. How they have evolved over the years. In patients with coronary heart disease, caused by the buildup of plaque, stents are used to open narrowed arteries and help reduce symptoms such as chest pain or to help treat a heart attack.

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