Drug Coated Stents Comparable Or Better Than Bare Metal For Off-Label Use

A new US study suggests that drug coated stents were as good as, if not better than, bare metal stents in off label use, even in higher risk patients. They were not linked to increased risk of death or heart attack when used off label or outside of their approved status for more complicated artery blockages, and were also more likely to prevent renarrowing of the arteries than bare metal stents.

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Filed under: Cardiovascular on January 29th, 2008