Heart Attack

Data from Y. Nakagawa et al provide new insights into heart attack

Published in Hematology Week, November 29th, 2010

2010 NOV 29 -- According to recent research from Tenri, Japan, "The effective use of drug-eluting stents (DES) in the treatment of ST-elevation myocardial infarction (STEMI), a condition representative of acute coronary syndrome, has not been clarified, particularly among Japanese patients. The indication of DES for STEMI patients is discussed by reviewing the evidence from both Western countries and Japan."

"Currently, in the registry studies, randomized studies, and meta-analyses comparing the use of DES and bare-metal stents (BMS) in STEMI patients, DES show a consistent trend toward decreasing the risk of repeat revascularization without increasing the...

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Source: Hematology Week (2010-11-29)

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