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Intraoperative Stenting

 
A stent is a stainless steel mesh tube that is attached to the end of a catheter , which is threaded through to the coronary artery. The stent self-expands to keep the vessel open.

Our interventional cardiologists team up with our surgeons and echocardiographers for this procedure, which allows them to insert a larger stent. The larger stent gives the surgeon better access to the heart and vessels during surgery, which allows them to finish their procedures in a shorter period of time.

Other benefits to patients include:

    • Decreased hospital time
    • Decreased time under anesthesia
    • Reduced exposure to radiation
    • Decreased pain and trauma to the child
    • Longer freedom between procedures




 
 

Lucile Packard Foundation for Children’s Health | Stanford University School of Medicine | Stanford Hospital & Clinics