A stent 1 for placement in living body is stent formed substantially in a tubular form. The stent 1 is provided with a plurality of wave-shaped struts 3 and 4 extending in an axial direction from one end side to the other end side of the stent 1 and arranged in a circumferential direction thereof, and also with connection struts 5 interconnecting the respective adjacent wave-shaped struts 3 and 4. The adjacent wave-shaped struts 3 and 4 are provided with a plurality of close sections and open sections. The connection struts 5 interconnect between the close sections of adjacent wave-shaped struts 3 and 4 and each has at the center thereof a bent portion 51 extending in the axial direction of the stent.
