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stent Medicine a tube of plastic or sprung metal mesh placed inside a hollow tube to reopen it or keep it open; uses in surgery include preventing a blood vessel from closing, esp after angioplasty, and assisting healing after an anastomosis How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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Catastrophic outcomes of noncardiac surgery soon after coronary stenting. This means within an hour of admission, their acute coronary obstruction can be been treated by angioplasty with coronary stenting. The results of these studies represent a positive development in the future of treatment of coronary artery disease, particularly for patients whose only treatment option previously was coronary stenting. |
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