Science news articles about 'drug coated stents'

... the American College of Cardiology. Patients with the drug-coated stents -- designed not only to open blocked coronary arteries ... group of patients who got bare metal stents -- at 90 days, 1 year and 2 ...

IRVING, Texas, July 16 (UPI) -- Drug-coated artery stents, which took a hit in the United States because of safety concerns, appear to be making a comeback, a survey of hospitals indicates.

... with a medication called paclitaxel, which inhibits cell growth." The drug coating is contained on a polymer that covers the surface of the stents and eventually elutes, or washes out of the stent, ...

... Hospital in Rion, Greece. "Drug-eluting (or drug-coated) stents have emerged as a potential solution ... almost 35 percent in the bare-metal stent group up to 3 years—this being the equivalent to an almost ...

... of studies were presented at the European Society of Cardiology Scientific Sessions that found drug-coated stents were associated with a higher risk of late stent thrombosis, or blood clots in the ...

Shares of the medical device maker fell after a study showed that its new drug-coated stent was associated with more heart attacks and blood clots than a stent made by Johnson & Johnson.

... attack or death. Recent controversy over the use of drug-coated stents and the possible advantages of medical therapy ... resulted in decreased medical costs. "Each stent on average costs roughly $2,000 ...

Coronary bypass surgery may carry less risk of serious complications if stents coated with a drug that suppresses cell growth are used in the procedure rather than bare-metal stents, scientists have ...