News tagged with restenosis

Drug-eluting stents confirmed safe, effective for long-term use

Researchers at the Rabin Medical Center in Israel have determined that the use of drug-eluting stents (DES) improves the long-term clinical outcome for patients undergoing percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI), commonly ...

Medicine & Health / Medical research

Aug 18, 2010 | not rated yet | 0

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 | not rated yet | 0