News tagged with bare metal
No increased risk with drug eluting stents -- but late stent thrombosis remains a concern
Several large observational data sets have convincingly shown that there is no overall safety issue with drug eluting stents (DES) vs. bare metal stents (BMS). In fact, most registry studies suggest a lower risk of death ...
Medicine & Health / Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Aug 31, 2009 |
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Drug-eluting stents found safe, superior to bare metal stents
Drug-eluting stents were safe and superior to bare metal stents in preventing death and heart attacks among 262,700 "real-world" patients enrolled in a nationwide registry of cardiovascular disease, according to researchers ...
Medicine & Health / Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Mar 29, 2009 |
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Bioabsorbable stents show promise
A study published today online in The Lancet (March 13, 2009) presented two year data for the bioabsorbable everolimus coronary stent. Commenting on the results, interventional cardiology specialist, Professor Franz Eberli ...
Medicine & Health / Medical research
Mar 13, 2009 |
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Drug-coated stents less risky for heart bypass patients
Coronary bypass surgery may carry less risk of serious complications if stents coated with a drug that suppresses cell growth are used in the procedure rather than bare-metal stents, UT Southwestern Medical Center researchers ...
Medicine & Health / Medical research
Jan 22, 2009 |
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