Deferred stenting shows no clinical benefit
Monday, April 4, 2016 - 11:41
in Health & Medicine
Delayed or deferred stent implantation in patients experiencing the deadliest form of heart attack– -- ST-segment elevation myocardial infarction (STEMI) -- failed to reduce death from any cause, hospitalization for heart failure, subsequent heart attacks or the need for a repeat procedure to restore blood flow to the heart.