Today’s video is on the subject of intracoronary stents. In this video, I will talk about what stents are, why they are used and what benefits and risks are associated with their implantation. The first thing to understand is that for most of us, as we get older, the major risk to our health will be progressive  ‘wear and tear’ in our heart arteries (coronary arteries). There are 2 problems with t [...]