A coronary stent is an expandable metal mesh coil that helps open an artery that supplies the heart with blood. It’s used to prevent a heart attack or help improve survival after one occurs.

This is so it does not interfere with the blood pressure response during the actual stent procedure. On the morning of the ... will monitor your condition closely. Your vital signs (heart rate and ...

Doctors working on a clinical trial for treatment of heart disease held back key data, Newsnight has been told. The Excel trial tested whether stents were as effective as open heart surgery at ...