A medical stent is a small, mesh tube that is inserted into a blocked or narrowed passage in the body to keep it open. Stents are used for the following purposes:- Coronary stents - Used to open blocked heart (coronary) arteries. This helps improve blood flow to the heart muscle and reduce the risk

No, getting a heart stent is not considered a serious or major surgery. It is a minimally invasive procedure that places a small mesh tube (stent) into a blocked heart artery to help keep it open. Some key points:- It does not require any large incisions or cutting into the chest like heart bypass s