The longer a stent is in place, the more cells from the artery's inner lining will have grown over and around the metal struts of the stent, like ivy on a trellis. This tissue helps hold the stent in place. One implanted several years ago should be firmly anchored. Even so, check with your doctor.
Heart is located safely inside the chest cavity which looks like a cage bound by the ribs and breast bone (sternum). The chest cavity is also called as thoracic cavity and it lies between neck and abdomen. Heart lies slightly to the left in the chest cavity. [ 2 ].
The heart is a hollow, muscular organ located between the lungs and underneath the breastbone. A muscular wall divides the heart into two sides â the right side and the left side. Each side has two chambers. The two upper chambers of the heart are called the atria. The atria are the filling chambers.