Drug-coated stents — tiny wire-mesh tubes used to prop open clogged heart arteries — may not be as dangerous as previously thought, Swedish researchers who had earlier raised concerns over the devices ...

More expensive drug-coated stents were more effective in reducing the risk of repeat surgical procedures, heart attack and death in patients with diabetes, compared with older bare metal stents, ...

VIENNA, Austria — Even some heart attack patients would be better off if their doctors avoided using drug-coated stents to open their clogged arteries, an international study found, raising new ...

ORLANDO, Fla. — A new generation of tiny, drug-coated metal scaffolds that prop open arteries has transformed heart care in just a few years and is allowing a growing number of people to avoid having ...

CHICAGO (Reuters) - Drug-coated heart stents are as safe as the old bare metal variety for patients with narrowed large coronary arteries, a large European study showed, alleviating concerns about ...

WASHINGTON — Boston Scientific Corp on Wednesday reported data showing that its drug-coated stents are no more dangerous than older bare-metal stents for patients who have just suffered a major heart ...

Long-term follow-up of patients treated for drug-eluting stent restenosis following an initial PCI suggests that a drug-coated balloon (DCB) is just as safe and effective as a second round of stenting ...

If narrowed or blocked coronary vessels have to be widened or opened, a vascular support (stent) is usually inserted. Drug-coated stents are preferred for patients at high risk of renewed narrowing of ...

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An innovative medical discovery that has the potential to vastly improve the lives of people suffering from coronary artery disease was implanted today in the first human patient. The antibody coated ...

BOSTON, Oct 3 (Reuters) - Drug-coated stents implanted into clogged arteries of the heart work better than uncoated stents for high-risk patients, without a significant trade off in safety, a Canadian ...

A paclitaxel-coated balloon, Agent DCB (Boston Scientific), was superior to an uncoated balloon for treating coronary in-stent restenosis in patients undergoing percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI ...