1. Stents are used to support veins following angioplasty. 2. Stents are medical devices used to prop open coronary arteries following angioplasty, a procedure used to clear placque from arteries. 3. Stents are medical devices used to prop open coronary arteries following angioplasty, a procedure used to clear plaque from arteries. 4. Stents are wire-mesh tubes used to prop open coronary arteries following angioplasty, a procedure used to clear blocked arteries. 5. The results announced yesterday covered use of the drug in patients following angioplasty, a common artery-clearing procedure. |