Coronary Angioplasty with Stent Placement - Medical Illustration, Human Anatomy Drawing
This medical illustration depicts the process of coronary angioplasty with stent placement. A cross section of a coronary artery is shown, highlighting an inflated balloon catheter within a metallic stent. The balloon compresses the yellow atherosclerotic plaque against the arterial wall, widening the narrowed lumen. The stent, expanded by the inflated balloon, forms a mesh structure acting as a scaffold designed to hold the artery open after the balloon is deflated and removed. The arterial wall layers are shown, including the tunica intima, media, and adventitia.
