A focused review on materials and generations of coronary stents

Abstract

Lifestyle, aging, hypertension and genetic defects have been known to cause cardiovascular disease which continues to be the leading cause of mortality. Treatment of Cardiovascular disease like coronary artery disease has significant innovation, such as development of stents that overcomes some limitations of balloon angioplasty. In surgical procedure the surgeon must decide appropriate stent based on vessel features. Coronary stenting must represent the standard of care in order to decrease risk of adverse effect. This article studies the different diagnostic procedure such as angiography, angioplasty, implementation of stents and bypass, and different generation and features of stents.