Considerably lower risk of stent thrombosis and restenosis in 'new generation' drug-eluting stents
Tuesday, August 30, 2011 - 11:01
in Health & Medicine
Results from the SCAAR study, presented at the ESC Congress 2011 today, showed that Percutaneous Coronary Intervention (PCI) with "new generation" Drug Eluting Stents, was associated with a 38% lower risk of clinically meaningful restenosis and a 50% lower risk of stent thrombosis compared to old generation DES.