Question

Each year more than ___________ US patients with coronary artery disease are treated with stents?

1) 100
2) 1,000
3) 10,000
4) 100,000
5) 1,000,000

Answer 1

Each year, more than 100,000 US patients with coronary artery disease are treated with stents.

Step-by-step explanation:

Coronary artery disease is a group of diseases that result from atherosclerosis of coronary arteries. One common treatment for coronary artery disease is the insertion of a stent. A stent is a small mesh tube that is placed in a narrowed or blocked artery to help keep it open and improve blood flow. Each year, more than 100,000 US patients with coronary artery disease are treated with stents.