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    What is a stent?

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  • Dr Brendan Stanley

    Vascular Surgeon

    Dr Brendan Stanley is a Vascular and Endovascular Surgeon with over 25 years' experience. He practices in Perth, Murdoch and Mandurah, Western Australia. Brendan has … View Profile

    Stents are small, expandable tubes which are inserted into the blocked arteries to mechanically support the structure of the arterial wall. The stent functions to hold the artery open and increase blood flow through it. Stents remain in the artery and act to prevent the artery narrowing again.

    Angioplasty and stenting procedures are performed under local anaesthetic and sedation allowing most patients to go home the day of the procedure or the following day.

    Occasionally because of significant arterial disease, open bypass surgery to replace or reroute the blood supply around the blocked part of the artery may still be required to improve the blood flow.

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