This is so it does not interfere with the blood pressure response during the actual stent procedure. On the morning of the ... or face becomes weaker than your left) Blurry vision or sudden loss of ...

There has been a tremendous growth in percutaneous coronary interventions (PCIs) with stent implantation ... circulation causing lowering of the left ventricular ejection fraction Table 2.

Once the catheter reaches the blockage, the doctor expands the stent by inflating the balloon. The stent is left permanently in the artery to provide a reinforced channel through which blood can flow.

the results may not be a reflection of the effects of stent overlap per se. Another potential explanation for the findings of this study lies with its main limitation: the higher degree of patient ...