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Article: DRUG ELUTING STENTS DO MAKE FOR BETTER ANGIOPLASTY OUTCOMES
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- The Hindustan Times
- Article date:
- December 19, 2008
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Washington, Dec. 19 -- (ANI): In a new study, researchers found that patients receiving drug eluting stents (DES) - stents coated with medication to prevent narrowing of the artery - as part of an angioplasty had better outcomes one year later than patients with bare metal stents.
They found that mortality in the first 30 days for people with drug eluting stents was significantly lower than for those with bare metal stents.
However, in this prospective cohort study of 6440 patients, there was an increased risk of repeat revascularization procedures or death in the DES group after 3 years.
Patients with drug eluting ...