Synonyms for stent
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Princeton's WordNet

1. stentnoun

   a slender tube inserted inside a tubular body part (as a blood vessel) to provide support during and after surgical anastomosis

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1. List of paraphrases for "stent":

   stenting, stents, catheter, catheterization

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1. stent

   Synonyms:
   Stent graft, see there
   

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1. Howard Weintraub:

   I think what insurance companies need to recognize that even though this drug is going to cost more than statins, having a heart attack or a stroke or needing a stent is expensive. A 23% reduction in (myocardial infarctions) is a considerable reduction.

2. National Pharmaceutical Pricing Authority:

   Because of these exorbitant prices of catheter and balloon, which are many times higher than the stent price itself, the objective of price capping of stents gets diluted.

3. Steven Nissen:

   In secondary prevention, aspirin is important. If you have a stent, if you've had a myocardial infarction or a stroke, for all of those people, aspirin works. It provides a modest but definite benefit.

4. Gregg Stone:

   We've got good reason to be very hopeful that the long-term outcomes for patients will be improved with this device compared with a normal metallic drug-eluting stent.

5. Gregg Stone:

   A lot of patients would much rather have a dissolving stent that returns arteries back to their normal condition, it will be very good for young patients who will live 30 or 40 years with this decision.