what keeps the arteries open
New Drug Stents Help Keep Heart Artery Open. Aug. 11, 2004 -- A new study shows that drug-coated stents designed to prevent repeat blockage of heart arteries apparently do just that. But Canadian researchers say there is no evidence that they actually prevent heart attack or death. Stents are small, wire-mesh tubes placed in a heart artery after balloon angioplasty, a procedure to reopen the artery when it's blocked or narrowed.
Herbs and Spices That Can Unclog Your Arteries. Herbs such as cayenne, which can help improve blood circulation. and increase the action of the heart, and horsetail, which. strengthens artery walls, can both have a place in an artery-. clearing strategy.