Nat Clin Pract Cardiovasc Med. 2006;3(12):238-239. The initial trials of drug-eluting stents (DESs) demonstrated marked reductions in restenosis and the need for repeat revascularization procedures, ...

DENVER, CO — A drug-eluting balloon proved to be the match of a drug-eluting stent for treatment of any in-stent restenosis, offering the potential to spare patients from receiving yet another stent ...

(BETHESDA, MD)--The use of medicated stents markedly improves the clinical outcomes of patients who develop blockages in aging veins surgically grafted onto the heart, according to a just-published ...

Figure 1. Colorized scanning electron microscope (SEM) image of a biodegradable drug-eluting coating on a coronary stent. Catheter-based interventions have revolutionized the practice of ...

Since their introduction to the U.S. market in 2003, drug-eluting stents have been the most lucrative medical device. But that status was threatened in the past year when several studies showed that ...

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Mar. 31 -- SUNDAY, March 30 (HealthDay News) -- Drug-eluting stents, the small tubing placed in diseased coronary arteries to keep them open, are more effective than bare-metal stents for heart attack ...

Drug-eluting stents are safe to use in older patients undergoing percutaneous coronary interventions regardless of renal function, researchers concluded. In addition, use of these stents are ...

Limiting the use of drug-eluting stents for reducing restenosis after percutaneous coronary intervention saves costs without affecting the rate of death within a year, according to a study published ...

United States As the healthcare industry reforms to convert the current fee-for-service model to fee-for-value model, intense focus has been placed on the reduction in patient complications, and ...

New study results from a large international all-comer population of percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) candidates found that utilizing a strategy of sirolimus-eluting balloons with bailout ...