Drug-releasing stents no better at warding off death after angioplasty

Wednesday, May 12, 2010 - 08:01 in Health & Medicine

Drug-releasing stents are more effective than bare metal stents at keeping a blocked artery open after angioplasty, but the difference does not result in fewer deaths or subsequent heart attacks after the procedure, according to a review of recent studies...

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