Article: Drug-coated stents safe for patients with complex artery disease.

2004 MAY 7 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Patients with multiple or complex coronary artery blockages can be treated safely using stents coated with a drug that helps prevent the arteries from renarrowing, according to a new study.

"These stents are safe, even in a population traditionally treated with surgery. They are effective when compared to historical controls. The only caveat is that cardiologists can't tell patients that they will be 100% free of the potential need for a second procedure, because 16% of the time they may need a touch-up later," said Antonio Colombo, MD, FACC with the EMO Centro Cuore Columbus Hospital in Milan, Italy.

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