Studies support safety of drug-coated heart stents
Wednesday, May 6, 2009 - 18:07
in Health & Medicine
Drug-coated mesh tubes or stents that cardiologists use to prevent arteries from becoming clogged again carry the same risk of death and heart attacks as non-coated stents, studies in Sweden and the U.S. suggest.
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