This man enters your cath lab every morning ! . . . He is Mr Stent !
“
Endo-prothe`ses coronariennes autoexpansives.”
“Endo-prothe`ses coronariennes autoexpansives.” This is the official name given to coronary stents when it was first used in man in 1986 in France . The first stent in human coronary artery was implanted by Puel . Followed by Sigwart ,Puel combine .
Later on , the name Stent came into vogue . Surprisingly stent is not a technical name . It is a name of British dentist. To know more about the historical aspects of coronary stents read the following review from Circulation.
References
http://www.fauchard.org/history/articles/jdh/v49n2_July01/charles_stent_49_2.html
2. Sigwart U, Puel J, Mirkovitch V, Joffre F, Kappenberger L. Intravascular stents to prevent occlusion and restenosis after
transluminal angioplasty. N Engl J Med. 1987; 316: 701-706.
Dr.S.Venkatesan MD 
Leave a Reply