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when completing an angioplasty what implant can be used to hold the vessel in the open position after the balloon angioplasty. what is the potential complication
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when completing an angioplasty what implant can be used to hold the vessel in the open position after the balloon angioplasty. what is the potential complication

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A coronary stent. The 2 major complications that can occur are renarrowing of the vessel in the area of the stent (called restenosis) and clotting occurring within the actual (called stent thrombosis).
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