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Overuse of medicated stents leads to increased risk

Recently serious questions have been raised about the safety of medicated stents, which are widely used during angioplasty proceedures following heart attacks. Cardiologists have expressed concerns about medicated stent side effects which may increase risk of heart attacks and blood clots for years after the proceedure.… Read More

By Harvey Kirk
November 20, 2006 | 9 Comments

Drug eluting stent safety being reviewed

Doctors and scientists are meeting this week in Washington, D.C. to review and debate the dangers of drug-eluting stents. These cardiac stents are used to open clogged arteries. However, cardiologists have begun to question the safety of these newer medicated stents (more…) Read More

By Harvey Kirk
October 26, 2006 | 9 Comments

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