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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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Houdart et al reported that carotid artery stenting is preferable to endarterectomy when surgical risks are high. In the past decade, some doctors have tested stenting on blocked carotids. Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan Cardiovascular Consortium, an eight-hospital team coordinated by the University of Michigan Health System, developed a first-of-its-kind statistical model to predict a heart patient's risk of death from procedures like balloon angioplasty or stenting. |
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