Stent - Stent

Japanese: ステント - すてんと
Stent - Stent
It is a lumen-retaining mold (a straw-like structure made of a rigid mesh) that is inserted or implanted to expand narrowed areas of the coronary arteries of the heart or the digestive tract. In the treatment of myocardial infarction, it is a medical device used to expand blood vessels during coronary angioplasty (balloon therapy) and maintain that state (to prevent restenosis).

Source: Supporting Your Health QUPiO (Kupio) Lifestyle-Related Disease Dictionary Information

Japanese:
内腔を保持する鋳型 (堅い網でできたストローのようなもの) で、心臓の冠動脈や消化管の狭窄部を拡張するために挿入または埋め込まれるものです。心筋梗塞の治療では、冠動脈形成術 (風船療法) で血管を拡張し、その状態を保つため (再狭窄予防) に使われる医療器具です。

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