Fit & Proper: Choosing the right quality stents

The rising burden and the ever-changing landscape of cardiovascular diseases (CVDs) in the country has emphasised the need for technological advancements in treatments. Continuous and sustained R&D has led to medical breakthroughs and management of cases that were once considered inoperable. Now, we have better technologies bringing precision and accuracy in the existing treatment modalities.

One such evolution was in the case of stents. A stent is a small tube which is inserted to open a blocked artery and restore the blood flow. The decision to add a stent depends on the number of arteries blocked and other health conditions. But