GoodMorning Crazies.. It is a Saturday...<br /><br />Long Beach has Day one of Gay Pride.. we enjoy the festival and all the booths with the free crap.. so that is wheer we will wpend this evening... probably have dinner in Long Beach as well so many great resturants on Pine street...<br /><br />Kareen mentioned stent&#39;s yesterday.. i of course had never heard the term... so I googled..  here is what i found<br /><!--quoteo--><div class='quotetop'>QUOTE </div><div class='quotemain'><!--quotec-->What is a stent and how is one used?<br /><br />A stent is a wire metal mesh tube used to prop open an artery during angioplasty. The stent is collapsed to a small diameter and put over a balloon catheter. It&#39;s then moved into the area of the blockage. When the balloon is inflated, the stent expands, locks in place and forms a scaffold. This holds the artery open. The stent stays in the artery permanently, holds it open, improves blood flow to the heart muscle and relieves symptoms (usually chest pain). Within a few weeks of the time the stent was placed, the inside lining of the artery (the endothelium) grows over the metal surface of the stent.<br /><br />When are stents used?<br />Stents are used depending on certain features of the artery blockage. This includes the size of the artery and where the blockage is. Stenting is a fairly common procedure; in fact, over 70 percent of coronary angioplasty procedures also include stenting.<!--QuoteEnd--></div><!--QuoteEEnd--><br />Now i know...<br /><br />well it is going to be a busy one so I better get going... make it your day.. I will be around for a while this AM if you need me..<br /><br />Hi sue&#33;&#33;<br /><br />and Howard thanks for the question of the day....<br /><br />