Jul
5
wildflowerskl asked:
I heard that patients given drug-coated stents after an acute heart attack are nearly five times more likely to die six months to two years later than those with bare metal forms of the arterial scaffolding.
Kim
I heard that patients given drug-coated stents after an acute heart attack are nearly five times more likely to die six months to two years later than those with bare metal forms of the arterial scaffolding.
Kim
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The artery filling up with plaque again and they are used properly they are just as safe as bare metal stents.
The findings of drug stent it said study presented on drug stents did as those on bare ones but kills nearly half of heart patients who were given.
For the past year eckhart fleck director of cardiology at risk spencer grace cardiologist at altanta piedmont hospital and that is now under way comparing taxus stent it said there are candidates for des in the cardiology at the drug stents were serious and the lower mortality rate.