stents

• stents keep arteries open
• stents are tubes that are inserted inside arteries
• stents keep arteries open. making sure that blood can pass through to the heart
• stents keep a person heart beating
• stents are a way of lowering the risk of heart attack in people with coronary heart disease
• stents are effective for a long time
• the recovery time from surgery is relatively quick
• there is a risk of complications during the operation and a risk of infection from surgery
• there is the risk of patients developing a blood clot near the stent - this is called thrombosis