DAVENPORT — Genesis Health System is participating in a national clinical trial to test the effectiveness of biodegradable heart stents that someday could replace many permanent metal stents. The ...

Biodegradable magnesium stents have been developed to treat blockages in coronary arteries which can degrade within four months and achieve the same results as conventional stents, conclude authors of ...

An international team presented the results of a study on developing optimal manufacturing conditions for biodegradable poly-L-lactide acid (PLLA) stents using FDM printing technology. The project ...

Cardiologists have implanted Chicago-based Abbott Laboratories’ new dissolving heart stent into the first patients, according to The Wall Street Journal. The biodegradable stent, called Absorb, was ...

The Medtronic Endurant stent graft system got FDA approval to remove a warning against use for ruptured abdominal aortic aneurysms from its label. A retrospective study confirms that women can get ...

Implanted stents can develop plaque due to the systemic nature of cardiovascular disease, leading to clotted arteries. Implanted stents have saved countless lives. A tiny metal mesh coil, stents keep ...

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A drug-eluting stent, or DES, is a small, metal mesh tube placed in a blocked coronary artery. The metal is coated in medicine and helps reopen your artery and keep it open. ‌ Stents are used to treat ...