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A. A stent is a small, slotted, stainless steel tube is placed over an angioplasty balloon catheter and threaded up the artery to the area of the blockage. When the balloon is inflated, the stent expands, locks in place and forms a rigid support to hold the artery open. The stent remains in the artery permanently.
