A stent for placement in living body is substantially in a tubular form and includes a plurality of wave-shaped struts extending in the axial direction from one end to the other of the stent. The axially-extending wave-shaped struts are arranged in a circumferential direction, and connection struts interconnect the respective circumferentially adjacent wave-shaped struts. The circumferentially adjacent wave-shaped struts include a plurality of closer sections and farther sections. The connection struts interconnect between the closer sections of adjacent wave-shaped struts, and each has at the center thereof a bent portion extending in the axial direction of the stent.