Patient was educated on stent placement as follows:

1. This is a surgical procedure used to restore patency in a blood vessel that has collapsed.
2. The narrowing or collapse of a vessel can be secondary to plaque formation or a clot deposition in the wall of the vessel. This can result in poor supply of oxygen and nutrients to the parts distal to the obstruction.
3. The narrowing of blood vessels can occur in any arteries, such as in the chest or in the extremities.
4. Then, a mesh coil called stent is left in place at the site of narrowing, which will help keep this portion of the artery from collapsing back again, after the procedure is completed.