A stent (150) comprising a serpentine portion (104V) extending about the circumference of the stent, the serpentine portion having a first end and a second end, the serpentine portion having a plurality of turns at the first end and a plurality of turns at the second end and struts extending therebetween, at least some of the struts therebetween having at least one cut-out region and/or shaped recesses (30), thereon smaller in dimension than said struts, while the turns are free of cut-out regions and/or shaped recesses.
