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What Is a Stent and How Does It Work

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 Cardiologist, MD,  discusses What Is a Stent and How Does It Work

 Cardiologist, MD,  discusses What Is a Stent and How Does It Work

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Featuring Dr. Graham Wong, MD, MPH, FRCPC, FACC, Cardiologist

Duration: 1 minute, 11 seconds

Presenter: Dr. Graham Wong, Cardiologist, Vancouver, BC

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Video Quiz ( 53 participated.)

Test your knowledge by answering the following questions:

Questions
 
True
False
1

Patients who have a blocked artery in the heart can benefit from balloon angioplasty and the insertion of a stent. 

2

Stents are inserted by a small wire that goes into the artery of either the arm or leg.

3

A stent is something used only in patients that have suffered a heart attack.

4

Balloon angioplasty is used to open up the blockage in the artery before inserting a stent.

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