Coronary Stent

Coronary stents are small, expandable tubes that treat narrowed arteries in your body. In people with coronary heart disease caused by the buildup of plaque, stents can: Open narrowed arteries Reduce symptoms, like chest pain Help treat a heart attack Coronary stents are usually made of metal mesh, they’re put into arteries in a procedure called […]

Coronary Angiography

Coronary angiography is a procedure in which a special X-ray of your heart’s arteries (the coronary arteries) is taken to see if they are narrowed or blocked. It is an important test, used when your doctor suspects or knows that you have coronary heart disease. During coronary angiography, you are given a local anaesthetic and […]