Drug-Releasing Stents No Better At Warding Off Death After Angioplasty

Drug-Releasing Stents No Better At Warding Off Death After Angioplasty
Drug-releasing stents are more effective than bare metal stents at keeping a blocked artery open after angioplasty, but the difference does not result in fewer deaths or subsequent heart attacks after the procedure, according to a review of recent studies. However, the evidence shows that drug-releasing stents “did decrease the number of times a patient had to be re-treated for a blockage of the …

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