What is stenting?
During the angioplasty procedure a stent (a metal mesh or coil tube) can be inserted into the newly opened artery. It presses against the artery wall keeping it open. Some stents are coated with medication to help stop the artery narrowing again. These are called ‘drug eluting stents’. If you have a stent you will be given some medication which thins your blood and prevents blood clotting on the stent.
