Newer Stents Pose Dangers, 2 Doctors Say - New York Times: "Newer Stents Pose Dangers, 2 Doctors Say
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By BARNABY J. FEDER
Published: October 12, 2006
Correction Appended
More than 2,000 patients are dying needlessly each year from the use of stents, the tiny metal devices that prop open heart arteries, according to an editorial published yesterday by a leading medical society.
The editorial is the latest salvo in a growing debate among doctors about the risks of fatal blood clotting and serious heart attacks associated with the latest generation of stents, which are drug-coated. The devices are sold by Boston Scientific and Johnson & Johnson. The drug coating is meant to reduce inflammation at the site of the stent, in hopes of preventing a recurrence of the arterial blockage that led to the insertion of the device. "
E-MailPrint Reprints Save
By BARNABY J. FEDER
Published: October 12, 2006
Correction Appended
More than 2,000 patients are dying needlessly each year from the use of stents, the tiny metal devices that prop open heart arteries, according to an editorial published yesterday by a leading medical society.
The editorial is the latest salvo in a growing debate among doctors about the risks of fatal blood clotting and serious heart attacks associated with the latest generation of stents, which are drug-coated. The devices are sold by Boston Scientific and Johnson & Johnson. The drug coating is meant to reduce inflammation at the site of the stent, in hopes of preventing a recurrence of the arterial blockage that led to the insertion of the device. "
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