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S: http://www.webmd.com/heart-disease/guide/stents-types-and-uses (last access: 21 September 2015); http://www.nhlbi.nih.gov/health/health-topics/topics/stents (last access: 21 September 2015).
N: 1. “tube implanted temporarily,” 1964, named for Charles T. Stent (1807-1885), English dentist.
2. A stent is a tiny wire mesh tube. It props open an artery and is left there permanently. When a coronary artery (an artery feeding the heart muscle) is narrowed by a buildup of fatty deposits called plaque, it can reduce blood flow. If blood flow is reduced to the heart muscle, chest pain can result. If a clot forms and completely blocks the blood flow to part of the heart muscle, a heart attack results.
Stents help keep coronary arteries open and reduce the chance of a heart attack.
3. In the field of Cardiology, stent is synonym of endovascular stent and intraluminal stent.
4. Depending on context, the Spanish word endoprótesis can be translated as endoprosthesis, an artificial device to replace a missing bodily part that is placed inside the body.
S: 1. OED – http://www.etymonline.com/index.php?term=stent (last access: 21 September 2015). 2. http://www.heart.org/idc/groups/heart-public/@wcm/@hcm/documents/downloadable/ucm_300452.pdf (last access: 21 September 2015). 3. COSNAUTAS (last access: 21 September 2015); FCB. 4. MW – http://www.merriam-webster.com/medical/endoprosthesis (last access: 21 September 2015); FCB.
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