Drug-coated stents less risky for heart bypass patients

Thursday, January 22, 2009 - 07:21 in Health & Medicine

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, UT Southwestern Medical Center researchers and colleagues have found.

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