In the US, nearly two million stents are implanted every year, and they can be life-saving during a heart attack. But they may not always be the best treatment method for coronary artery disease.

The stent keeps the ductus open after the baby is born, giving infants with heart conditions like Cayden’s the chance to receive better blood flow even when the heart itself can’t pump enough.

When the significance of the human circulatory system was finally established ... Routine interventions such as heart catheterizations and stent placements within arteries, as well as the flotation of ...