When you need to stent your heart arteries

An unexpanded cardiac stent is seen here next to an enlarged illustration of it in its actual form. — Filepic

A heart or cardiac stent is a small tube that can be put into the blood vessels supplying your heart (called coronary arteries).

When you have a heart attack, or the beginnings of a heart attack, or significantly narrowed coronary arteries, you may be advised to get a heart stent.