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stent
(redirected from Coronary stenting)

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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


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The research team analysed integrated data on pharmacy and medical claims from more than 10 million patients, including 16,690 patients taking clopidogrel for a full year following coronary stenting.
True (A) or false (B)--fill in only block A or B: Coronary stenting has no influence on prognosis in stable angina, and coronary surgery has a small but significant positive impact.
Routine intravascular ultrasound scanning guidance of coronary stenting is not associated with improved clinical outcomes.
 
 
 
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