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Life Sciences
Research from G. Maluenda and co-authors in the area of life sciences published
June 21st, 2009
"Drug-eluting stents (DESs) have largely demonstrated their superiority to bare-metal stents (BMSs) with respect to in-stent restenosis. Since the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approved the first DES in 2003, there has been a significant increase in the use of these devices," researchers in the United States report. "They are used in 70-80% of all stent procedures worldwide. Nevertheless, safety concerns stemming from reports of increased risk of late stent thrombosis (ST) and myocardial infarction (MI) have tempered the enthusiasm that the advent of these stents originally generated. New-generation DESs with novel polymers, antiproliferative drugs, and improved...
Source: Medical Letter on the CDC & FDA (2009-06-21)
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