Article: Drug-coated stents make medical comeback Doctors see less risk than alternatives, after fears arose over deadly blood clots

Article: POPULAR DRUG-COATED STENTS ARE CHALLENGED; ...
The Post-Standard (Syracuse, NY);  November 7, 2006 ;     700+ words ... ... coated with drugs that inhibit ... ago, the drug-coated stents were touted ... thinning drugs like Plavix ... that make drug-coated stents initially ... not using drug-coated stents in patients ... thinning drugs because they ...

Article: Doctors seeing less risk in drug-coated ...
International Herald Tribune;  November 13, 2007 ;     700+ words ... ... chosen by the Food and Drug Administration to serve ... return to higher use of drug-coated stents is appropriate "if ... exercise - and taking drugs like statins to reduce ... disadvantage in using drug-coated stents in most patients after ...

Article: Drug-coated stents to open arteries found ...
The Milwaukee Journal Sentinel;  May 4, 2005 ;     700+ words ...Drug-coated stents, the coil-like metal devices ... trial showing a clear benefit with drug-coated stents in an emergency setting, although ... Several trials have showed that drug-coated stents can dramatically lower the incidence ...

Article: Drug-coated stents to open arteries found ...
The Milwaukee Journal Sentinel (Milwaukee, Wisconsin) (via Knight-Ridder/Tribune Business News);  May 4, 2005 ;     700+ words ... ... Byline: John Fauber May 4--Drug-coated stents, the coil-like metal devices ... showing a clear benefit with drug-coated stents in an emergency setting ... Several trials have showed that drug-coated stents can dramatically lower the ...

Article: Anti-clotting drug advised with coated ...
Chicago Tribune (Chicago, IL);  December 9, 2006 ;     700+ words ... ... Administration are urging patients with drug-coated stents implanted in their arteries ... studies on the tendency of drug-coated stents to cause blood clots in arteries ... increasing number of studies show drug-coated stents contribute to a small risk ...

Article: ANOTHER CHOICE FOR DOCTORS, PATIENTS CARDIOLOGISTS HAVE A NEW ...
Wisconsin State Journal (Madison, WI);  February 26, 2008 ;     700+ words ... ... data suggest drug-coated stents remain safe ... blood thinning drugs. The newest ... blood thinning drugs - usually aspirin ... patients receiving drug-coated stents, also called drug-eluting stents ... example. But the drugs seem to have ...

Article: Drug-coated stents facing hard 2d look FDA ...
The Boston Globe;  December 6, 2006 ;     700+ words ... ... risk of blood clots caused by drug-coated stents, tiny medical devices implanted ... second issue has emerged about drug-coated stents: A small but vocal group ... has analyzed the research on drug-coated stents, calls their popularity ...