The indications for placing a stent in the aortic or iliac artery include:
a. patients who request it because they don't want to undergo major abdominal surgery.
b. the use of stents is the first line of treatment for managing all stenosed arteries.
c. to reopen an artery following total occlusion.
d. all cases of severe arterial narrowing, unless there is evidence of ulcerated plaque.
ANS: C
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